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. Rabbu alssamawati waal-ardi wama baynahuma warabbu almashariqi
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. Inna zayyanna alssamaa alddunya bizeenatin alkawakibi
6. We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,-
7. Wahifthan min kulli shaytanin maridin
7. (For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits,
8. La yassammaAAoona ila almala-i al-aAAla wayuqthafoona min kulli janibin
8. (So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of the Exalted Assembly but be cast away from every side,
9. Duhooran walahum AAathabun wasibun
9. Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty,
10. Illa man khatifa alkhatfata faatbaAAahu shihabun thaqibun
10. Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.
11. Faistaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqna inna khalaqnahum min teenin lazibin
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. Bal AAajibta wayaskharoona
12. Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule,
13. Wa-itha thukkiroo la yathkuroona
13. And, when they are admonished, pay no heed,-
14. Wa-itha raaw ayatan yastaskhiroona
14. And, when they see a Sign, turn it to mockery,
15. Waqaloo in hatha illa sihrun mubeenun
15. And say, "This is nothing but evident sorcery!
16. A-itha mitna wakunna turaban waAAithaman a-inna lamabAAoothoona
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. Qul naAAam waantum dakhiroona
18. Say thou: "Yea, and ye shall then be humiliated (on account of your evil)."
19. Fa-innama hiya zajratun wahidatun fa-itha hum yanthuroona
19. Then it will be a single (compelling) cry; and behold, they will begin to see!
20. Waqaloo ya waylana hatha yawmu alddeeni
20. They will say, "Ah! Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!"
21. Hatha yawmu alfasli allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
21. (A voice will say,) "This is the Day of Sorting Out, whose truth ye (once) denied!"