فَأَنتَ عَنهُ تَلَهّىٰ

You were neglectful of him.

كَلّا إِنَّها تَذكِرَةٌ

No. This is a reminder.

فَمَن شاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

So, let whoever wills, take it to heart.

في صُحُفٍ مُكَرَّمَةٍ

On esteemed pages.

مَرفوعَةٍ مُطَهَّرَةٍ

Exalted and sanctified.

كِرامٍ بَرَرَةٍ

Noble and virtuous.

قُتِلَ الإِنسانُ ما أَكفَرَهُ

Perish man! How ungrateful he is!

مِن أَيِّ شَيءٍ خَلَقَهُ

From what did He create him?

مِن نُطفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

From a drop, He created him, and then proportioned him.

ثُمَّ السَّبيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

Then He smoothed the path for him.