Verses 56 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca —
Sections 2
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful
1. O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
2. Arise and deliver thy warning!
3. And thy Lord do thou magnify!
4. And thy garments keep free from
stain!
5. And all abomination shun!
6. Nor expect, in giving, any increase
(for thyself)!
7. But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be
patient and constant!
8. Finally, when the Trumpet is
sounded,
9. That will be— that Day— a Day of
Distress,—
10. Far from easy for those without
Faith.
11. Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the
(creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!—
12. To whom I granted resources in
abundance,
13. And sons to be by his side!—
14. To whom I made (life) smooth and
comfortable!
15. Yet is he greedy— that I should add
(yet more);—
16. By no means! For to Our Signs he
has been refractory!
17. Soon will I visit him with a mount
of calamities!
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."
48. Then will no intercession of (any)
intercessors profit them.
49. Then what is the matter with them
that they turn away from admonition?—
50. As if they were affrighted asses,
51. Fleeing from a lion!
52. Forsooth, each one of them wants to
be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
53. By no means! But they fear not the
Hereafter,
54. Nay, this surely is an admonition:
55. Let any who will, keep it in
remembrance!
56. But none will keep it in
remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the
Lord of Forgiveness.
The Holy Qur'an
Translated by Abdullah
Yusuf Ali
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