— 56 verses
O enwrapped (Beloved!
Rise and give warning (to the people)
And glorify the Greatnesss (and Majesty) of your Lord
And (always) keep your (visible and spiritual) attire purified and cleansed (as before)
And keep away from the idols (and sins as usual)
And do not do a favour (to anyone with the purpose of) seeking more from him
And observe patience for the sake of your Lord
Then when the Trumpet will be blown (a second time)
So that Day (the Day of Resurrection) will be an extremely hard day
Not at all easy for the disbelievers
Leave Me (to take revenge) on him whom I have created alone
And I provided him wealth in abundance
And (gave) him sons remaining present (before him)
And granted him affluence (in sources of luxury)
Yet he desires that I should give him more
No way! He has certainly been inimical to Our Revelations
Soon I shall afflict him with (the punishment of) a severe toil
Surely, he reflected and devised a plot
So let (Allah’s) curse be on him! How he plotted
Let again (Allah’s) curse be on him! How he plotted
Then he pondered (over his scheme again)
Then he frowned and twisted his face
Then he turned back (from the truth) and showed arrogance
Then he said: ‘This (Qur’an) is nothing but magic which is being transmitted from the past (magicians)
This (Qur’an) is nothing (else) but the words of a human being.
I will soon cast him into Hell
And who has told you what Saqar (the Fire of Hell) is
That (is the Fire which) does not spare, nor does it leave out
(That) scorches the skin and blackens it
There are nineteen (angels appointed as guards) over it
And We have appointed only angels as guards of Hell. And We have fixed their number only as a trial for the disbelievers so that the People of the Book may believe with certitude (that the Qur’an and the Prophethood of Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him] is a truth because the same number was given in their scriptures as well), and that the faith of the believers may further be strengthened (with this confirmation), and that the People of the Book and the believers may not doubt (its veracity), and that those having a disease (of hypocrisy) in their hearts and the disbelievers may say: ‘What does Allah intend by this example (of number)?’ In this way, Allah holds astray whom He wills, and guides aright whom He wills (with the same stroke). And no one knows the armies of your Lord except Him. And this (description of Hell is nothing else) but an admonition to mankind
Yes! By the moon (whose increase, decrease and disappearance is evidence)
And by the night when it backs away to depart
And by the morning when it brightens
Surely, this (Hell) is one of the greatest calamities
It is a warning to mankind
For any of you who seeks to advance forward (in piety) or who lags behind (trapped in evil)
Everyone is held in pledge for (the deeds) that he has earned
Except for those on the Right Side
(They) will be in Gardens and will be asking one another
About the evildoers
(And they will say:) ‘What has brought you into Hell?
They will say: ‘We were not of those who used to offer Prayers
Nor did we feed the poor
And we indulged in vain activities with those who had cast themselves into vain activities
And we rejected the Day of Reward and Punishment
Until that (death), which was certain to come, came upon us.
So (now) the intercession of the intercessors will not be of any benefit to them
Then what is the matter with these (disbelievers that even then) they turn away from the Reminder
As if they were startled (wild) donkeys
Fleeing away from a lion
In fact, every one of them desires that he should be given (directly) open scrolls of (heavenly) scriptures
That is not possible at all. Rather (the fact is that) they fear not the Last Day
There is no doubt that this (Qur’an) is a Reminder
So whoever wills may remember it
And they will not remember (it) unless Allah so wills. He is the One to Whom fear (and righteousness) is due, and He alone is the Lord of forgiveness