:18. For he thought and he plotted;-
:19. And woe to him! How he plotted!-
:20. Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!-
:21. Then he looked round;
:22. Then he frowned and he scowled;
:23. Then he turned back and was haughty;
:24. Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
:25. "This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
:26. Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire!
:27. And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?
:28. Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!-
:29. Darkening and changing the colour of man!
:30. Over it are Nineteen.
:31. 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.
:32. Nay, verily: By the Moon,
:33. And by the Night as it retreateth,
:34. And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-
:35. This is but one of the mighty (portents),
:36. A warning to mankind,-
:37. To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-
:38. Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
:39. Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
:40. (They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
:41. And (ask) of the Sinners:
:42. "What led you into Hell Fire?"
:43. They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
:44. "Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
:45. "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
:46. "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
:47. "Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
