إِنَّ بَطشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَديدٌ

Your Lord’s onslaught is severe.

إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبدِئُ وَيُعيدُ

It is He who initiates and repeats.

وَهُوَ الغَفورُ الوَدودُ

And He is the Forgiving, the Loving.

ذُو العَرشِ المَجيدُ

The Owner of the majestic throne.

فَعّالٌ لِما يُريدُ

The Doer of whatever He intends.

فِرعَونَ وَثَمودَ

Of Pharaoh and Thamud?

بَلِ الَّذينَ كَفَروا في تَكذيبٍ

Yet, those who disbelieve are in denial.

وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرائِهِم مُحيطٌ

But God surrounds them from all directions.

بَل هُوَ قُرآنٌ مَجيدٌ

It’s a Noble Quran.

في لَوحٍ مَحفوظٍ

In a well-guarded tablet.