الَّتي لَم يُخلَق مِثلُها فِي البِلادِ

The likes of which had never been created in the lands.

وَثَمودَ الَّذينَ جابُوا الصَّخرَ بِالوادِ

And Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?

وَفِرعَونَ ذِي الأَوتادِ

And Pharaoh, owner of the stakes?

الَّذينَ طَغَوا فِي البِلادِ

All of them transgressed within their lands.

فَأَكثَروا فيهَا الفَسادَ

Spreading rampant corruption and chaos.

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالمِرصادِ

Your Lord lies in ambush.

فَأَمَّا الإِنسانُ إِذا مَا ابتَلاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقولُ رَبّي أَكرَمَنِ

As for man: when his Lord tests him, honors him, and blesses him, he says, “My Lord has honored me.”

وَأَمّا إِذا مَا ابتَلاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيهِ رِزقَهُ فَيَقولُ رَبّي أَهانَنِ

Yet, when He tests him and restricts his provision, he says, “My Lord has humiliated me.”

كَلّا ۖ بَل لا تُكرِمونَ اليَتيمَ

But no! You don’t honor the orphan.

وَلا تَحاضّونَ عَلىٰ طَعامِ المِسكينِ

And you don’t encourage one another to feed the poor.