Qarib: I swear by the twilight;
Sarwar: I do not need to swear by the sunset,
Shakir: But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Pickthall: Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
Yusufali: So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;

Qarib: by the night and all that it envelops;
Sarwar: or by the night in which things all come together to rest,
Shakir: And the night and that which it drives on,
Pickthall: And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
Yusufali: The Night and its Homing;

Qarib: by the moon, in its fullness
Sarwar: or by the moon when it is full,
Shakir: And the moon when it grows full,
Pickthall: And by the moon when she is at the full,
Yusufali: And the Moon in her fullness:

Qarib: that you shall surely ride from stage to stage.
Sarwar: that you will certainly pass through one stage after another.
Shakir: That you shall most certainly enter one state after another
Pickthall: That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Yusufali: Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.

Qarib: What is the matter with them, that they do not believe
Sarwar: What is the matter with them? Why do they not believe?
Shakir: But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
Pickthall: What aileth them, then, that they believe not
Yusufali: What then is the matter with them, that they believe not?-

Qarib: and when the Koran is recited to them that they do not prostrate!
Sarwar: Why, when the Quran is recited to them, do they not prostrate themselves?
Shakir: And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
Pickthall: And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)?
Yusufali: And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,

Qarib: No, the unbelievers only belie,
Sarwar: In fact, they reject the Quran,
Shakir: Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth
Pickthall: Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
Yusufali: But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).

Qarib: and Allah knows very well what they gather.
Sarwar: but God knows best whatever they accumulate in their hearts.
Shakir: And Allah knows best what they hide,
Pickthall: And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
Yusufali: But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)

Qarib: Therefore give to them glad tidings of a painful punishment,
Sarwar: (Muhammad), tell them that they will all suffer a painful torment
Shakir: So announce to them a painful punishment~
Pickthall: So give them tidings of a painful doom,
Yusufali: So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,

Qarib: except to those who believe, and do righteous deeds, for theirs is an unfailing recompense.
Sarwar: except the righteously striving believers, who will receive a never-ending reward.
Shakir: Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off
Pickthall: Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Yusufali: Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.