كُلُّ Every kullu soul nafsin for what bimā it has earned kasabat (is) pledged rahīnatun
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained.
إِلَّآ Except illā (the) companions aṣḥāba (of) the right l-yamīni
Except the companions of the right,.
فِى In fī Gardens jannātin asking each other yatasāalūna
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
مَا What mā led you salakakum into fī Hell saqara
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
قَالُوا۟ They will say qālū Not lam we were naku of mina those who prayed l-muṣalīna
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
وَلَمْ And not walam we used to naku feed nuṭ'ʿimu the poor l-mis'kīna
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
وَكُنَّا And we used to wakunnā indulge in vain talk nakhūḍu with maʿa the vain talkers l-khāiḍīna
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
وَكُنَّا And we used to wakunnā deny nukadhibu (the) Day biyawmi (of) the Judgment l-dīni
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
حَتَّىٰٓ Until ḥattā came to us atānā the certainty l-yaqīnu
Until there came to us the certainty [i.e., death]."
فَمَا Then not famā will benefit them tanfaʿuhum intercession shafāʿatu (of) the intercessors l-shāfiʿīna
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
فَمَا Then what famā (is) for them lahum (that) from ʿani the Reminder l-tadhkirati they (are) turning away muʿ'riḍīna
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away.
كَأَنَّهُمْ As if they (were) ka-annahum donkeys ḥumurun frightened mus'tanfiratun
As if they were alarmed donkeys.
بَلْ Nay bal Desires yurīdu every kullu person im'ri-in of them min'hum that an he may be given yu'tā pages ṣuḥufan spread out munasharatan
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
كَلَّا ۖ Nay kallā But bal not lā they fear yakhāfūna the Hereafter l-ākhirata
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
كَلَّآ Nay kallā Indeed, it innahu (is) a Reminder tadhkiratun
No! Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a reminder.
فَمَن So whoever faman wills shāa (may) pay heed to it dhakarahu
Then whoever wills will remember it.
وَمَا And not wamā will pay heed yadhkurūna except illā that an wills yashāa Allah l-lahu He huwa (is) worthy ahlu to be feared l-taqwā and worthy wa-ahlu to forgive l-maghfirati
And they will not remember except that Allāh wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.