وُجوهٌ يَومَئِذٍ ناضِرَةٌ

Faces on that Day will be radiant.

إِلىٰ رَبِّها ناظِرَةٌ

Looking towards their Lord.

وَوُجوهٌ يَومَئِذٍ باسِرَةٌ

And, on that Day, faces will be gloomy.

تَظُنُّ أَن يُفعَلَ بِها فاقِرَةٌ

Dreading a looming catastrophe.

كَلّا إِذا بَلَغَتِ التَّراقِيَ

When it has reached the collarbones.

وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الفِراقُ

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

وَالتَفَّتِ السّاقُ بِالسّاقِ

As one leg intertwines with the other.

إِلىٰ رَبِّكَ يَومَئِذٍ المَساقُ

On that Day, the voyage will be towards your Lord.

فَلا صَدَّقَ وَلا صَلّىٰ

He neither believed nor prayed.

وَلـٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّىٰ

Instead, he denied and turned away.