رَبُّ Lord rabbu (of) the two Easts l-mashriqayni and Lord warabbu (of) the two Wests l-maghribayni
[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.1
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
مَرَجَ He released maraja the two seas l-baḥrayni meeting yaltaqiyāni
He released the two seas,1 meeting [one another];
بَيْنَهُمَا Between both of them baynahumā (is) a barrier barzakhun not lā they transgress yabghiyāni
Between them is a barrier so neither of them transgresses.
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
يَخْرُجُ Come forth yakhruju from both of them min'humā the pearl l-lu'lu-u and the coral wal-marjānu
From both of them emerge pearl and coral.
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
وَلَهُ And for Him walahu (are) the ships l-jawāri elevated l-munshaātu in fī the sea l-baḥri like mountains kal-aʿlāmi
And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
كُلُّ Everyone kullu who man (is) on it ʿalayhā (will) perish fānin
Everyone upon it [i.e., the earth] will perish,
وَيَبْقَىٰ But will remain wayabqā (the) Face wajhu (of) your Lord rabbika (the) Owner dhū (of) Majesty l-jalāli and Honor wal-ik'rāmi
And there will remain the Face1 of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
يَسْـَٔلُهُۥ Asks Him yasaluhu whoever man (is) in fī the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi Every kulla day yawmin He huwa (is) in fī a matter shanin
Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is in [i.e., bringing about] a matter.1
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
سَنَفْرُغُ Soon We will attend sanafrughu to you lakum O you ayyuha two classes l-thaqalāni
We will attend to you, O prominent beings.1
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
يَـٰمَعْشَرَ O assembly yāmaʿshara (of) the jinn l-jini and the men wal-insi If ini you are able is'taṭaʿtum to an pass beyond tanfudhū [of] min (the) regions aqṭāri (of) the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi then pass fa-unfudhū Not lā you (can) pass tanfudhūna except illā by authority bisul'ṭānin
O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allāh].
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
يُرْسَلُ Will be sent yur'salu against both of you ʿalaykumā a flame shuwāẓun of min fire nārin and smoke wanuḥāsun and not falā you will (be able to) defend yourselves tantaṣirāni
There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke,1 and you will not defend yourselves.
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَإِذَا Then when fa-idhā is split inshaqqati the heaven l-samāu and it becomes fakānat rose-colored wardatan like murky oil kal-dihāni
And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil1 -
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ Then (on) that Day fayawma-idhin not lā will be asked yus'alu about ʿan his sin dhanbihi any man insun and not walā any jinn jānnun
Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.1
فَبِأَىِّ So which fabi-ayyi (of the) favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbikumā will you both deny tukadhibāni
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?