ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَينا بَيانَهُ

Then upon Us is its explanation.

كَلّا بَل تُحِبّونَ العاجِلَةَ

Yet, you love the fleeting life.

وَتَذَرونَ الآخِرَةَ

And neglect the Hereafter.

وُجوهٌ يَومَئِذٍ ناضِرَةٌ

Faces on that Day will be radiant.

إِلىٰ رَبِّها ناظِرَةٌ

Looking towards their Lord.

تَظُنُّ أَن يُفعَلَ بِها فاقِرَةٌ

Dreading a looming catastrophe.

كَلّا إِذا بَلَغَتِ التَّراقِيَ

When it has reached the collarbones.

وَقيلَ مَن ۜ راقٍ

And it will be asked, ‘Is there a healer?’

وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الفِراقُ

Then comes the realization that it’s time to depart.

وَالتَفَّتِ السّاقُ بِالسّاقِ

As one leg intertwines with the other.