لَعَلّي أَعمَلُ صالِحًا فيما تَرَكتُ ۚ كَلّا ۚ إِنَّها كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قائِلُها ۖ وَمِن وَرائِهِم بَرزَخٌ إِلىٰ يَومِ يُبعَثونَ

So that I may rectify what I left undone.” By no means! It is merely a word he says; a barrier stands behind them until the Day they are resurrected.

فَإِذا نُفِخَ فِي الصّورِ فَلا أَنسابَ بَينَهُم يَومَئِذٍ وَلا يَتَساءَلونَ

When the Trumpet is blown, on that Day, all familial ties among them will be severed, and they won’t have the means to inquire after one another.

فَمَن ثَقُلَت مَوازينُهُ فَأُولـٰئِكَ هُمُ المُفلِحونَ

Those whose scales are heavy will be the successful ones.

وَمَن خَفَّت مَوازينُهُ فَأُولـٰئِكَ الَّذينَ خَسِروا أَنفُسَهُم في جَهَنَّمَ خالِدونَ

However, those with light scales will have lost their souls, remaining in Hell forever.

تَلفَحُ وُجوهَهُمُ النّارُ وَهُم فيها كالِحونَ

The Flames will scorch their faces, disfiguring them beyond recognition.

قالوا رَبَّنا غَلَبَت عَلَينا شِقوَتُنا وَكُنّا قَومًا ضالّينَ

They will respond, “Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame us, and we were led astray.

رَبَّنا أَخرِجنا مِنها فَإِن عُدنا فَإِنّا ظالِمونَ

Our Lord, remove us from this. If we were to revert, we would indeed be wrongdoers.”

قالَ اخسَئوا فيها وَلا تُكَلِّمونِ

He will say, “Remain despised therein, and don’t speak to Me.

إِنَّهُ كانَ فَريقٌ مِن عِبادي يَقولونَ رَبَّنا آمَنّا فَاغفِر لَنا وَارحَمنا وَأَنتَ خَيرُ الرّاحِمينَ

A group of My servants used to say, ‘Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us, and have mercy on us, You are the Best of the Merciful.’

فَاتَّخَذتُموهُم سِخرِيًّا حَتّىٰ أَنسَوكُم ذِكري وَكُنتُم مِنهُم تَضحَكونَ

But you made fun of them, to the extent that it made you forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them.