Surah “The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing a Cloak, The Clothed One”

as rendered by Edward Henry Palmer — 56 verses

O thou who art covered
rise up and warn
And thy Lord magnify
And thy garments purify
And abomination shun
And grant not favours to gain increase
And for thy Lord await
And when the trump is blown,
for that day is a difficult day
for the misbelievers aught but easy
Leave me alone with him I have created
and for whom I have made extensive wealth
and sons that he may look upon
and for whom I have smoothed things down
Then he desires that I should increase
nay, verily, he is hostile to our signs
I will drive him up a hill
Then he reflected and planned
May he be killed, - how he planned
Again, may he be killed, - how he planned
Then he looked
then he frowned and scowled
then he retreated and was big with pride
and said, 'This is only magic exhibited
this is only mortal speech!'
I will broil him in hell-fire
and what shall make thee know what hell-fire is
It will not leave and will not let alone
It scorches the flesh
over it are nineteen (angels)
We have made only angels guardians of the fire, and we have only made their number a trial to those who misbelieve; that those who have been given the Book may be certain, and that those who believe may be increased in faith; and that those who have been given the Book and the believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts is sickness, and the misbelievers may say, 'What does God mean by this as a parable?' Thus God leads astray whom He pleases, and guides him He pleases: and none knows the hosts of thy Lord save Himself; and it is only a reminder to mortals
Nay, by the moon
And the night when it retires
And the morning when it brightly dawns
Verily, it is one of the greatest misfortunes
a warning to mortals
for him amongst you who wishes to press forward or to tarry
Every soul is pledged for what it earns
except the fellows of the right
in gardens shall they ask each other
about the sinners!
'What drove you into hell-fire?
They shall say, 'We weren't of those who prayed
we didn't feed the poor
but we did plunge into discussion with those who plunged
and we called the judgment day a li
until the certainty did come to us!
But there shall not profit them the intercession of the intercessors
What ailed them that they turned away from the memoria
as though they were timid asse
fleeing from a lion
Nay, every man of them wished that he might have given him books spread open
Nay, but they did not fear the hereafter
Nay, it is a memorial
and let him who will remember it
but none will remember it except God please. He is most worthy of fear; and he is most worthy to forgive