وَالنّاشِطاتِ نَشطًا

And those who retrieve gently.

وَالسّابِحاتِ سَبحًا

And those who glide serenely.

فَالسّابِقاتِ سَبقًا

And those who race swiftly.

فَالمُدَبِّراتِ أَمرًا

And those who arrange each matter.

يَومَ تَرجُفُ الرّاجِفَةُ

On the Day when the Trembler shudders.

قُلوبٌ يَومَئِذٍ واجِفَةٌ

On that Day, hearts will be pounding.

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.”