إِنّا أَنشَأناهُنَّ إِنشاءً

We created them uniquely.

فَجَعَلناهُنَّ أَبكارًا

And made them virginal and pure.

عُرُبًا أَترابًا

Loving and of equal age.

لِأَصحابِ اليَمينِ

For those on the Right.

ثُلَّةٌ مِنَ الأَوَّلينَ

A multitude from the earliest generations.

وَأَصحابُ الشِّمالِ ما أَصحابُ الشِّمالِ

And those on the Left—what of those on the Left?

في سَمومٍ وَحَميمٍ

In scorching winds and scalding water.

وَظِلٍّ مِن يَحمومٍ

Under the shadow of dense, black smoke.

لا بارِدٍ وَلا كَريمٍ

Neither cool nor refreshing.

إِنَّهُم كانوا قَبلَ ذٰلِكَ مُترَفينَ

They were indulged in luxury before that.