كُلُّ نَفسٍ بِما كَسَبَت رَهينَةٌ
Every soul is held hostage by its deeds.
إِلّا أَصحابَ اليَمينِ
Except those on the Right.
في جَنّاتٍ يَتَساءَلونَ
In Gardens, they are asking one another.
عَنِ المُجرِمينَ
About the criminals.
ما سَلَكَكُم في سَقَرَ
“What led you to Saqar?”
قالوا لَم نَكُ مِنَ المُصَلّينَ
They will reply, “We weren’t among those who prayed.
وَلَم نَكُ نُطعِمُ المِسكينَ
Nor did we feed the needy.
وَكُنّا نَخوضُ مَعَ الخائِضينَ
And we used to indulge with those who indulged.
وَكُنّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَومِ الدّينِ
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense.
حَتّىٰ أَتانَا اليَقينُ
Until certainty came upon us.”
فَما تَنفَعُهُم شَفاعَةُ الشّافِعينَ
The intercession of the intercessors won’t benefit them.