In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.
Bismi Allahi arrahmani arraheem
Has there come upon man a period of time he was not a thing remembered?
Hal ata AAala al-insani heenunmina addahri lam yakun shay-an mathkoora
We created man from a sperm-drop — a mingling — that We might test him; and We made him hearing and seeing.
Inna khalaqna al-insanamin nutfatin amshajin nabtaleehi fajaAAalnahusameeAAan baseera
We guided him on the path, be he grateful or be he ungrateful.
Inna hadaynahu assabeelaimma shakiran wa-imma kafoora
We have prepared for the false claimers of guidance chains and yokes and an inferno.
Inna aAAtadna lilkafireenasalasila waaghlalan wasaAAeera
The virtuous will drink of a cup whereof the mixture is of camphor,
Inna al-abrara yashraboona min ka/sinkana mizajuha kafoora
A spring whereat drink the servants of God, making it to gush forth abundantly:
AAaynan yashrabu biha AAibaduAllahi yufajjiroonaha tafjeera
They fulfil the vow, and fear a day the evil of which will be widespread,
Yoofoona binnathri wayakhafoonayawman kana sharruhu mustateera
And give food for love of Him to the needy, and the fatherless, and the prisoner,
WayutAAimona attaAAamaAAala hubbihi miskeenan wayateeman waaseera
(“We feed you only for the face of God; we desire from you no reward or gratitude;
Innama nutAAimukum liwajhi Allahila nureedu minkum jazaan wala shukoora
“We fear from our Lord a stern and calamitous day.”)
Inna nakhafu min rabbinayawman AAaboosan qamtareera
So God protected them from the evil of that day, and granted them radiance and happiness,
Fawaqahumu Allahu sharra thalikaalyawmi walaqqahum nadratan wasuroora
And rewarded them for their patience with a Garden and silk;
Wajazahum bima sabaroojannatan wahareera
Reclining therein upon couches; they will see therein neither sun nor biting cold;
Muttaki-eena feeha AAala al-ara-ikila yarawna feeha shamsan wala zamhareera
And near above them will be the shade thereof, and the fruits thereof lowered in meekness.
Wadaniyatan AAalayhim thilaluhawathullilat qutoofuha tathleela
Circulated among them will be vessels of silver, and cups as of crystal!
Wayutafu AAalayhim bi-aniyatinmin fiddatin waakwabin kanat qawareera
Crystal of silver, that they determined exactly.
Qawareera min fiddatinqaddarooha taqdeera
And they will be given to drink therein a cup whereof the mixture is of ginger,
Wayusqawna feeha ka/san kanamizajuha zanjabeela
From a spring therein named Salsabīl.
AAaynan feeha tusammasalsabeela
And there will circulate among them youths made eternal; when thou seest them, thou thinkest them scattered pearls.
Wayatoofu AAalayhim wildanunmukhalladoona itha raaytahum hasibtahum lu/lu-anmanthoora
And when thou seest there, thou seest bliss and great dominion: —
Wa-itha raayta thamma raaytanaAAeeman wamulkan kabeera
Upon them garments of fine green silk and brocade, and they adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord giving them to drink a purifying draught:
AAaliyahum thiyabu sundusinkhudrun wa-istabraqun wahulloo asawira minfiddatin wasaqahum rabbuhum sharaban tahoora
“This is for you a reward, and your effort is appreciated.”
Inna hatha kana lakum jazaanwakana saAAyukum mashkoora
We have sent down upon thee the Qur’an in a successive revelation,
Inna nahnu nazzalnaAAalayka alqur-ana tanzeela
So be thou patient for the judgment of thy Lord, and obey thou not among them a sinner or an ingrate;
Fasbir lihukmi rabbikawala tutiAA minhum athiman aw kafoora
And remember thou the name of thy Lord morning and evening.
Wathkuri isma rabbikabukratan waaseela
And part of the night, submit thou to Him — and glorify thou Him the long night.
Wamina allayli fasjud lahu wasabbihhulaylan taweela
These love the immediate, and leave behind them a burdensome day.
Inna haola-i yuhibboonaalAAajilata wayatharoona waraahum yawmanthaqeela
We created them, and strengthened their form and, when We will, We will change their likenesses completely.
Nahnu khalaqnahum washadadnaasrahum wa-itha shi/na baddalna amthalahumtabdeela
This is a reminder, so whoso wills may take to his Lord a path.
Inna hathihi tathkiratun famanshaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi sabeela
And you will not save that God wills; God is knowing and wise.
Wama tashaoona illa anyashaa Allahu inna Allaha kanaAAaleeman hakeema
He makes enter whom He wills into His mercy; and for the wrongdoers has He prepared a painful punishment.
Yudkhilu man yashao fee rahmatihiwaththalimeena aAAadda lahum AAathabanaleema