الْمُدَّثِّر

Then he looked round;

Then he frowned and he scowled;

Then he turned back and was haughty;

Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;

"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"

Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire!

And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?

Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!-

Darkening and changing the colour of man!

Over it are Nineteen.

And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith,- and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.

Nay, verily: By the Moon,

And by the Night as it retreateth,

And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-

This is but one of the mighty (portents),

A warning to mankind,-

To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-

Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.

Except the Companions of the Right Hand.

(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,