إِذا تُتلىٰ عَلَيهِ آياتُنا قالَ أَساطيرُ الأَوَّلينَ

When Our verses are conveyed to him, he says, “Legends of the ancients.”

سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الخُرطومِ

We will mark him on the nose.

إِنّا بَلَوناهُم كَما بَلَونا أَصحابَ الجَنَّةِ إِذ أَقسَموا لَيَصرِمُنَّها مُصبِحينَ

We tested them, just as We tested the garden owners, when they vowed to harvest in the morning.

وَلا يَستَثنونَ

And they didn’t make an exception.

فَطافَ عَلَيها طائِفٌ مِن رَبِّكَ وَهُم نائِمونَ

But a visitation from your Lord swept around it while they were asleep.

فَتَنادَوا مُصبِحينَ

At dawn, they called one another.

أَنِ اغدوا عَلىٰ حَرثِكُم إِن كُنتُم صارِمينَ

“Go early to your crop if you intend to harvest.”

فَانطَلَقوا وَهُم يَتَخافَتونَ

And they set off, whispering amongst themselves.

أَن لا يَدخُلَنَّهَا اليَومَ عَلَيكُم مِسكينٌ

“Make sure no poor person enters your garden today.”

وَغَدَوا عَلىٰ حَردٍ قادِرينَ

And they left early, firm in their resolve.