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.

فَإِذا هُم بِالسّاهِرَةِ

And suddenly, they will be fully awake.

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.”

فَأَراهُ الآيَةَ الكُبرىٰ

Then he showed him the supreme sign.