أَبصارُها خاشِعَةٌ

Their eyes downcast in humility.

يَقولونَ أَإِنّا لَمَردودونَ فِي الحافِرَةِ

They question, “Are we to be restored from the graves?

أَإِذا كُنّا عِظامًا نَخِرَةً

Even after we’ve become decayed bones?”

قالوا تِلكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خاسِرَةٌ

They say, “That would be a useless return.”

فَإِنَّما هِيَ زَجرَةٌ واحِدَةٌ

Yet, it will only be a single jolt.

هَل أَتاكَ حَديثُ موسىٰ

Did the story of Moses reach you?

إِذ ناداهُ رَبُّهُ بِالوادِ المُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

When his Lord called to him, in the sacred valley of Tuwa.

اذهَب إِلىٰ فِرعَونَ إِنَّهُ طَغىٰ

“Go to Pharaoh, indeed, he has transgressed.”

فَقُل هَل لَكَ إِلىٰ أَن تَزَكّىٰ

And ask, “Are you inclined to purify yourself?

وَأَهدِيَكَ إِلىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخشىٰ

And I may guide you to your Lord, so you would fear.”