كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
11. No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
فَمَنْ شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
12. So whoever wills may remember it.
فِي صُحُفٍ مُكَرَّمَةٍ
13. [It is recorded] in honored sheets,
مَرْفُوعَةٍ مُطَهَّرَةٍ
14. Exalted and purified,
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
15. [Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
16. Noble and dutiful.
قُتِلَ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
17. Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
18. From what substance did He create him?
مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
19. From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
20. Then He eased the way for him;
