بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَت

For what sin was she put to death?

وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَت

When the pages are spread open.

وَإِذَا السَّماءُ كُشِطَت

When the sky is peeled away.

وَإِذَا الجَحيمُ سُعِّرَت

When Hell is set ablaze.

وَإِذَا الجَنَّةُ أُزلِفَت

And when Paradise is brought near.

فَلا أُقسِمُ بِالخُنَّسِ

So, I swear by the receding stars.

الجَوارِ الكُنَّسِ

The moving ones that vanish.

وَاللَّيلِ إِذا عَسعَسَ

And by the night as it settles.

وَالصُّبحِ إِذا تَنَفَّسَ

And by the dawn as it breathes.

إِنَّهُ لَقَولُ رَسولٍ كَريمٍ

Indeed, it is the speech of a noble messenger.