:1. By those who range themselves in ranks,
:2. And so are strong in repelling (evil),
:3. And thus proclaim the Message (of Allah)!
:4. Verily, verily, your Allah is one!-
:5. Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all between them, and Lord of every point at the rising of the sun!
:6. We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,-
:7. (For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits,
:8. (So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of the Exalted Assembly but be cast away from every side,
:9. Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty,
:10. Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.
:11. Just ask their opinion: are they the more difficult to create, or the (other) beings We have created? Them have We created out of a sticky clay!
:12. Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule,
:13. And, when they are admonished, pay no heed,-
:14. And, when they see a Sign, turn it to mockery,
:15. And say, "This is nothing but evident sorcery!
:16. "What! when we die, and become dust and bones, shall we (then) be raised up (again)
:17. "And also our fathers of old?"
:18. Say thou: "Yea, and ye shall then be humiliated (on account of your evil)."
:19. Then it will be a single (compelling) cry; and behold, they will begin to see!
:20. They will say, "Ah! Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!"
:21. (A voice will say,) "This is the Day of Sorting Out, whose truth ye (once) denied!"
:22. "Bring ye up", it shall be said, "The wrong-doers and their wives, and the things they worshipped-
:23. "Besides Allah, and lead them to the Way to the (Fierce) Fire!
:24. "But stop them, for they must be asked:
