The Holy Quran, tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934]
32. Nay, verily:
By the Moon,
33. And by the Night
As it retreateth,
34. And by the Dawn
As it shineth forth,—
35. This is but one
Of the mighty (portents),
36. A warning to mankind,—
37. Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara
37. To any of you that
Chooses to press forward,
Or to follow behind;—
38. Kullu nafsin bima kasabat raheenatun
38. Every soul will be (held)
In pledge for its deeds.
39. Except the Companions
Of the Right Hand.
40. (They will be) in Gardens
(Of Delight): they will
Question each other,
41. And (ask) of the Sinners:
42. "What led you
Into Hell-Fire?"
43. Qaloo lam naku mina almusalleena
43. They will say:
"We were not of those
Who prayed;
44. Walam naku nutAAimu almiskeena
44. "Nor were we of those
Who fed the indigent;
45. Wakunna nakhoodu maAAa alkha-ideena
45. "But we used to talk
Vanities with vain talkers;
46. Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni
46. "And we used to deny
The Day of Judgment,
47. "Until there came to us
(The Hour) that is certain."
48. Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena
48. Then will no intercession
Of (any) intercessors
Profit them.
49. Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena
49. When what is
The matter with them
That they turn away
From admonition?
50. Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun
50. As if they were
Affrighted asses,
51. Fleeing from a lion!
52. Bal yureedu kullu imri-in minhum an yu/ta suhufan munashsharatan
52. Forsooth, each one of them
Wants to be given
Scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
53. Kalla bal la yakhafoona al-akhirata
53. By no means! But
They fear not the Hereafter.
54. Nay, this surely
Is an admonition:
55. Let any who will,
Keep it in remembrance!
56. Wama yathkuroona illa an yashaa Allahu huwa ahlu alttaqwa waahlu almaghfirati
56. But none will keep it
In remembrance except
As God wills: He
Is the Lord of Righteousness,
And the Lord of Forgiveness.