سَأُصۡلِيهِ سَقَرَ 26

26 Soon I shall throw him into Hell-Fire.

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ 27

27 And do you know what Hell-Fire is like?

لَا تُبۡقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ 28

28 It does not spare nor does it leave (any flesh or bone of the dis-believers).

لَوَّاحَةٞ لِّلۡبَشَرِ 29

29 It burns (and roasts) the skin!

عَلَيۡهَا تِسۡعَةَ عَشَرَ 30

30 There are nineteen (guardians) over it (i.e. Hell).

وَمَا جَعَلۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةٗۖ وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا عِدَّتَهُمۡ إِلَّا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِيَسۡتَيۡقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَيَزۡدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِيمَٰنٗا وَلَا يَرۡتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٞ وَٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلٗاۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَمَا يَعۡلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَۚ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرَىٰ لِلۡبَشَرِ 31

31 Not at all (i.e. they will not be able to overpower the angels, as claimed by the disbelievers of Makkah). And by the moon.

كَلَّا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ 32

32 Not at all (i.e. they will not be able to overpower the angels, as claimed by the disbelievers of Makkah). And by the moon.

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذۡ أَدۡبَرَ 33

33 And by the night when it with-draws.

وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَآ أَسۡفَرَ 34

34 And by the dawn when it becomes bright.

إِنَّهَا لَإِحۡدَى ٱلۡكُبَرِ 35

35 Indeed, it [(i) Hell, or (ii) the Day of Resurrection] is but one of the greatest (signs).

نَذِيرٗا لِّلۡبَشَرِ 36

36 A warning to mankind. [Here warning means (i) Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) or (ii) the Quran or (iii) Hell].

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوۡ يَتَأَخَّرَ 37

37 Whosoever chooses from you to go forward (by good deeds) or go backward (it is a warning for them).

كُلُّ نَفۡسِۢ بِمَا كَسَبَتۡ رَهِينَةٌ 38

38        Every person is a hostage to his deeds (i.e. His good deeds will save him from punishment and His bad deeds will cause him destruction).

إِلَّآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡيَمِينِ 39

39 Except those on the Right (i.e. they will be free due to their good deeds).

فِي جَنَّٰتٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ 40

40 While residing in Gardens (Paradise), they will ask

عَنِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ 41

41 (Regarding) the criminals (i.e. believers will ask the criminals).

مَا سَلَكَكُمۡ فِي سَقَرَ 42

42 “What has caused you to enter Hell?”

قَالُواْ لَمۡ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ 43

43 They will say: “We were not offering the Salat,”

وَلَمۡ نَكُ نُطۡعِمُ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينَ 44

44 “Nor did we use to feed the needy,”

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلۡخَآئِضِينَ 45

45 “And we used to engage in useless discussions with the vain talkers.”