قالَ قائِلٌ مِنهُم إِنّي كانَ لي قَرينٌ

A speaker among them will say, “I had a close companion.

يَقولُ أَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ المُصَدِّقينَ

Who would say, ‘Are you among those who believe?

أَإِذا مِتنا وَكُنّا تُرابًا وَعِظامًا أَإِنّا لَمَدينونَ

That when we die and become dust and bones, we will be held accountable?’”

قالَ هَل أَنتُم مُطَّلِعونَ

He will then ask, “Would you care to look?”

فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ في سَواءِ الجَحيمِ

He looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire.

وَلَولا نِعمَةُ رَبّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ المُحضَرينَ

If not for the mercy of my Lord, I would’ve been among those presented.”

أَفَما نَحنُ بِمَيِّتينَ

“We are not to die.

إِلّا مَوتَتَنَا الأولىٰ وَما نَحنُ بِمُعَذَّبينَ

Except for our first death, and we aren’t to be punished.”

إِنَّ هـٰذا لَهُوَ الفَوزُ العَظيمُ

Indeed, this is the great achievement.

لِمِثلِ هـٰذا فَليَعمَلِ العامِلونَ

For such, let the workers work.