1 O thou who wrappest thyself up, |
2 Arise and warn, |
3 And thy Lord do magnify, |
4 And thy garments do purify, |
5 And uncleanness do shun, |
6 And do no favour seeking gain, |
7 And for the sake of thy Lord, be patient. |
8 For when the trumpet is sounded, |
9 That will be — that day — a difficult day, |
10 For the disbelievers, anything but easy. |
11 Leave Me alone with him whom I created, |
12 And gave him vast riches, |
13 And sons dwelling in his presence, |
14 And made matters easy for him, |
15 And yet he desires that I should give more! |
16 By no means! Surely he is inimical to Our messages. |
17 I will make a distressing punishment overtake him. |
18 Surely he reflected and determined, |
19 But may he be destroyed how he determined! |
20 Again, may he be destroyed how he determined! |
21 Then he looked, |
22 Then frowned and scowled, |
23 Then turned back and was big with pride, |
24 Then said: This is naught but magic from of old! |