37. Safat · verses 58–65

أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

Afama nahnu bimayyiteena

"Is it (the case) that we shall not die,

إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

Illa mawtatana aloola wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena

"Except our first death, and that we shall not be punished?"

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

Inna hatha lahuwa alfawzu alAAatheemu

Verily this is the supreme achievement!

لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ

Limithli hatha falyaAAmali alAAamiloona

For the like of this let all strive, who wish to strive.

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Athalika khayrun nuzulan am shajaratu alzzaqqoomi

Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum?

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ

Inna jaAAalnaha fitnatan lilththalimeena

For We have truly made it (as) a trial for the wrong-doers.

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Innaha shajaratun takhruju fee asli aljaheemi

For it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire:

طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

TalAAuha kaannahu ruoosu alshshayateeni

The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils: