وَلِلَّذينَ كَفَروا بِرَبِّهِم عَذابُ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ وَبِئسَ المَصيرُ

For those who deny their Lord, the punishment of Hell awaits—a terrible destination.

إِذا أُلقوا فيها سَمِعوا لَها شَهيقًا وَهِيَ تَفورُ

When they are thrown into it, they will hear it gasping as it boils over.

تَكادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ الغَيظِ ۖ كُلَّما أُلقِيَ فيها فَوجٌ سَأَلَهُم خَزَنَتُها أَلَم يَأتِكُم نَذيرٌ

It almost bursts with rage. Every time a batch is hurled into it, its keepers will ask them, “Did no Warner come to you?”

قالوا بَلىٰ قَد جاءَنا نَذيرٌ فَكَذَّبنا وَقُلنا ما نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ مِن شَيءٍ إِن أَنتُم إِلّا في ضَلالٍ كَبيرٍ

They will answer, “Yes, a warner did come to us, but we denied and said, ‘God didn’t reveal anything; you are greatly mistaken.’”

وَقالوا لَو كُنّا نَسمَعُ أَو نَعقِلُ ما كُنّا في أَصحابِ السَّعيرِ

And they will say, “If only we had listened or used reason, we wouldn’t be among the inhabitants of the Fiery Blaze.”

إِنَّ الَّذينَ يَخشَونَ رَبَّهُم بِالغَيبِ لَهُم مَغفِرَةٌ وَأَجرٌ كَبيرٌ

For those who fear their Lord unseen, for them is forgiveness and a grand reward.

وَأَسِرّوا قَولَكُم أَوِ اجهَروا بِهِ ۖ إِنَّهُ عَليمٌ بِذاتِ الصُّدورِ

Whether you conceal your words or declare them, He knows the secrets of the hearts.

أَلا يَعلَمُ مَن خَلَقَ وَهُوَ اللَّطيفُ الخَبيرُ

Wouldn’t He know, He who created? He is the Kind, the Expert.

هُوَ الَّذي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الأَرضَ ذَلولًا فَامشوا في مَناكِبِها وَكُلوا مِن رِزقِهِ ۖ وَإِلَيهِ النُّشورُ

It is He who made the earth manageable for you. So traverse its tracks and eat from His provision. To Him is the resurgence.

أَأَمِنتُم مَن فِي السَّماءِ أَن يَخسِفَ بِكُمُ الأَرضَ فَإِذا هِيَ تَمورُ

Are you certain that the One in the heavens won’t cause the earth to swallow you as it shakes?