كَلَّآ No kallā When idhā it reaches balaghati the collar bones l-tarāqiya
No! When it [i.e., the soul] has reached the collar bones
وَقِيلَ And it is said waqīla Who man (will) cure rāqin
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
وَظَنَّ And he is certain waẓanna that it annahu (is) the parting l-firāqu
And he [i.e., the dying one] is certain that it is the [time of] separation
وَٱلْتَفَّتِ And is wound wal-tafati the leg l-sāqu about the leg bil-sāqi
And the leg is wound about the leg,
إِلَىٰ To ilā your Lord rabbika that Day yawma-idhin (will be) the driving l-masāqu
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
فَلَا And not falā he accepted (the) truth ṣaddaqa and not walā he prayed ṣallā
And he [i.e., the disbeliever] had not believed, nor had he prayed.
وَلَـٰكِن But walākin he denied kadhaba and turned away watawallā
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
ثُمَّ Then thumma he went dhahaba to ilā his family ahlihi swaggering yatamaṭṭā
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
ثُمَّ Then thumma woe awlā to you laka and woe fa-awlā
Then woe to you, and woe!
أَيَحْسَبُ Does think ayaḥsabu man l-insānu that an he will be left yut'raka neglected sudan
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
أَلَمْ Was not alam he yaku a semen-drop nuṭ'fatan of min semen maniyyin emitted yum'nā
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
ثُمَّ Then thumma he was kāna a clinging substance ʿalaqatan then He created fakhalaqa and proportioned fasawwā
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allāh] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
فَجَعَلَ Then made fajaʿala of him min'hu two kinds l-zawjayni (the) male l-dhakara and the female wal-unthā
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
أَلَيْسَ Is not alaysa [that] dhālika (He) Able biqādirin [over] ʿalā to an give life yuḥ'yiya (to) the dead l-mawtā
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?