فَلَآ But nay falā I swear uq'simu by the twilight glow bil-shafaqi
So I swear by the twilight glow
وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night wa-al-layli and what wamā it envelops wasaqa
And [by] the night and what it envelops
وَٱلْقَمَرِ And the moon wal-qamari when idhā it becomes full ittasaqa
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ You will surely embark latarkabunna (to) stage ṭabaqan from ʿan stage ṭabaqin
[That] you will surely embark upon [i.e., experience] state after state.
فَمَا So what famā (is) for them lahum not lā they believe yu'minūna
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā is recited quri-a to them ʿalayhimu the Quran l-qur'ānu not lā they prostrate yasjudūna
And when the Qur’ān is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allāh]?
بَلِ Nay bali Those who alladhīna disbelieved kafarū deny yukadhibūna
But those who have disbelieved deny,
وَٱللَّهُ And Allah wal-lahu (is) most knowing aʿlamu of what bimā they keep within themselves yūʿūna
And Allāh is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
فَبَشِّرْهُم so give them tidings fabashir'hum of a punishment biʿadhābin painful alīmin
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
إِلَّا Except illā those who alladhīna believe āmanū and do waʿamilū righteous deeds l-ṣāliḥāti For them lahum (is) a reward ajrun never ghayru ending mamnūnin
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.