يا أَيُّهَا الإِنسانُ إِنَّكَ كادِحٌ إِلىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدحًا فَمُلاقيهِ

O man, you are laboring towards your Lord, and you will surely encounter Him.

فَأَمّا مَن أوتِيَ كِتابَهُ بِيَمينِهِ

As for the one who is given his record in his right hand.

فَسَوفَ يُحاسَبُ حِسابًا يَسيرًا

He will face an easy accounting.

وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلىٰ أَهلِهِ مَسرورًا

And will return to his family happily.

وَأَمّا مَن أوتِيَ كِتابَهُ وَراءَ ظَهرِهِ

But as for the one who is given his record behind his back.

وَيَصلىٰ سَعيرًا

And will be thrust into a roaring inferno.

إِنَّهُ كانَ في أَهلِهِ مَسرورًا

He was once joyful among his family.

إِنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَن لَن يَحورَ

He thought he would never return.

بَلىٰ إِنَّ رَبَّهُ كانَ بِهِ بَصيرًا

Yet, his Lord was watchful over him.

فَلا أُقسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ

So, I swear by the twilight’s glow.