— 56 verses
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stand up, deliver your warning
proclaim the greatness of your Lord
cleanse your clothes
stay away from sin
and do not think that by doing such deeds, you have done a great favor to God
Exercise patience to please your Lord
When the trumpet is sounded,
it will be a hard da
and for the disbelievers, in particular, it will not be at all easy
Leave to Me the one, whom I have created all by Myself
and whom I have granted abundant wealth
and children living in his presence
whose life I have made run smoothl
and who still desires more
Never will he receive more. He has been hostile to Our revelations
We shall make him suffer the torment of hell without relief
He planned and plotted
May he be condemned
What an evil plan he has made
May he be condemned again for his schemes! He looked around
frowned and scowled
then turned back, and swelling-up with pride
said, "This (the Quran) is nothing but magic, inherited from ancient magicians
These are only words from a mere mortal"
I shall make him suffer the torment of hell
Would that you really knew what hell is
It leaves and spares no one and nothing
It scorches people's ski
and it has nineteen angelic keepers
We have made only angels as the keepers of the fire (for they are the strongest in carrying out Our commands). Our informing (people) of the numbers of these angels is a trial for the disbelievers. It gives more certainty to the people of the Book and strengthens the faith of the believers. The people of the Book and the believers have no doubt about it. We have fixed the number to make the disbelievers and those whose hearts are sick say, "What does God mean by such a parable?" Thus, God guides and causes to go astray whomever He wants. No one knows about the army of your Lord except He Himself. This parable is a reminder for mankind
By the moon
by the retreating night
by the brightening dawn
hell is certainly the greatest calamity
It is a warning for mankind
whether one steps forward to embrace the faith or one turns away from it
Every soul will be in captivity for its deed
except the people of the right han
who will be in Paradis
and will ask of the criminals
"what led you into hell?"
They will reply, "We did not pray
nor did we feed the destitute
We indulged and persisted in useless disputes
and rejected the Day of Judgment
until death approached us"
The intercession of the intercessors will be of no benefit to them
If such will be the Day of Judgment, what is the matter with them? Why do they run away from guidance
like frightened donkey
running away from a lion
Is it that everyone of them wants to receive a heavenly book addressed to him personally
This will certainly never be the case! In fact, they are not afraid of the Day of Judgment
There is no doubt that the Quran is a guide
Let anyone who seeks guidance do so
No one will seek guidance unless God wills it. He alone is worthy of being feared and He is the Source of Forgiveness