1By those [angels] lined up in rows

2And those who drive [the clouds]

3And those who recite the message,¹²⁰³

4Indeed, your God is One,

5Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.¹²⁰⁴

6Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars

7And as protection against every rebellious devil

8[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,¹²⁰⁵

9Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

10Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].

11Then inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created them [i.e., men] from sticky clay.

12But you wonder, while they mock,

13And when they are reminded, they remember not.

14And when they see a sign, they ridicule

15And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

16When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

17And our forefathers [as well]?"

18Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."

19It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.

20They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."

21[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."

22[The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds,¹²⁰⁶ and what they used to worship

23Other than Allāh, and guide them to the path of Hellfire

24And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."

25[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?"

26But they, that Day, are in surrender.

27And they will approach one another asking [i.e., blaming] each other.

28They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."¹²⁰⁷

29They [i.e., the oppressors] will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,

30And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.

31So the word [i.e., decree] of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment].

32And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators."

33So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment.

34Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals.

35Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allāh," were arrogant

36And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"

37Rather, he [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ)] has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers.

38Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment,

39And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do –

40But not the chosen servants of Allāh.

41Those will have a provision determined –

42Fruits;¹²⁰⁸ and they will be honored

43In gardens of pleasure

44On thrones facing one another.

45There will be circulated among them a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring,

46White and delicious to the drinkers;

47No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated.

48And with them will be women limiting [their] glances,¹²⁰⁹ with large, [beautiful] eyes,

49As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.

50And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.

51A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth]

52Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe

53That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"

54He will say,¹²¹⁰ "Would you [care to] look?"

55And he will look and see him¹²¹¹ in the midst of the Hellfire.

56He will say, "By Allāh, you almost ruined me.

57If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].

58Then, are we not to die

59Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"

60Indeed, this is the great attainment.

61For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work.

62Is that [i.e., Paradise] a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqūm?

63Indeed, We have made it a torment for the wrongdoers.

64Indeed, it is a tree issuing from the bottom of the Hellfire,

65Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.

66And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies.

67Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water.

68Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire.

69Indeed they found their fathers astray.

70So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.

71And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,

72And We had already sent among them warners.

73Then look how was the end of those who were warned –

74But not the chosen servants of Allāh.

75And Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders.

76And We saved him and his family from the great affliction.

77And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]

78And left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:

79"Peace upon Noah among the worlds."

80Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

81Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

82Then We drowned the others [i.e., disbelievers].

83And indeed, among his kind was Abraham,

84When he came to his Lord with a sound heart

85[And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?

86Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allāh