In the name of God, the Almighty,¹ the Merciful.

¹ When the sky is split asunder

² And hearkens to its Lord, as it must,¹

³ And when the earth is spread out

⁴ And casts forth all that is in it and is empty,

⁵ And hearkens to its Lord, as it must––¹

⁶ O man: thou art toiling towards thy Lord with labour, and wilt meet Him!

⁷ Then as for him who is given his writ¹ in his right hand:

⁸ He will be called to account with an easy reckoning,

⁹ And he will return to his people in happiness.

¹⁰ And as for him who is given his writ¹ behind his back:

¹¹ He will call for destruction,

¹² And burn in an inferno.

¹³ He was among his people in happiness;

¹⁴ He thought he would never return.¹

¹⁵ Verily,¹ his Lord saw him.

¹⁶ Then do I swear by the twilight glow!

¹⁷ And by the night and what it envelops!¹

¹⁸ And by the moon when it is full!¹

¹⁹ You will embark upon stage after stage.¹

²⁰ Then what ails them that they do not believe,¹

²¹ And when the Qur’an¹ is recited to them, do not submit?²

²² The truth is,¹ those who ignore warning² deny,

²³ And God best knows what they hoard.¹

²⁴ So give thou them tidings¹ of a painful punishment,

²⁵ Save those who heed warning¹ and do righteous deeds — they have a reward unending.