In the name of God, the Almighty,¹ the Merciful.

¹ Say thou: “It is revealed¹ to me, that² a band³ of the domini⁴ listened in, and they said: ‘We have heard an amazing recitation⁵

² “‘Guiding to sound judgment, and we have believed in¹ it, and will not ascribe a partnership² with our Lord to anyone.’

³ “And that:¹ ‘Exalted be the majesty of our Lord! He has taken neither consort nor son.’²

⁴ “And that:¹ ‘The fool among us² ascribed a wanton falsehood³ to God.’

⁵ “And that:¹ ‘We² had thought that the servi³ and the domini⁴ would not ascribe a lie to God.’⁵

⁶ “And that:¹ ‘Men among the servi² sought protection³ with men against⁴ the domini,⁵ so they increased them in baseness.’⁶

⁷ “And that:¹ ‘They² thought, as you³ thought, that God would never raise up anyone.’⁴

⁸ “And that:¹ ‘We² touched³ the heaven, but found it filled with strong guards and flames.’⁴

⁹ “And that:¹ ‘We² sat there on seats to hear; but whoso listens in now finds for him a flame waiting.’³

¹⁰ “And that:¹ ‘We² know not whether evil is intended for him who is in the earth, or whether their Lord intends for them rectitude.’³

¹¹ “And that:¹ ‘Among us² are those righteous, and among us are other than that; we are of diverse paths.’

¹² “And that:¹ ‘We² know that we will never escape³ God in the earth, nor will we escape⁴ Him by flight.’⁵

¹³ “And that:¹ ‘When we² heard the guidance, we believed in³ it;⁴ and whoso believes in⁵ his Lord, he will fear neither loss nor baseness.’⁶

¹⁴ “And that:¹ ‘Among us² are those submitting,³ and among us are the unjust.⁴ And whoso has submitted, those have sought rectitude.

¹⁵ “‘And as for the unjust, they are firewood for Gehenna.’”¹

¹⁶ And had they but been upright upon the path, We would have given them water to drink in abundance,

¹⁷ That We might subject them to means of denial¹ thereby. And whoso turns away from the remembrance² of his Lord, He will cause him to enter a grievous punishment.

¹⁸ And the places of worship¹ belong to God — so call not with God to anyone.

¹⁹ “And that,¹ when the servant of God stood up, calling to Him, they² were almost a compact mass about him.”³

²⁰ Say thou: “I but call to my Lord, and ascribe not a partnership¹ with Him to anyone.”²

²¹ Say thou: “I have no power over you for harm or for rectitude.”¹

²² Say thou: “None will grant me protection against God, nor will I find, besides¹ Him, a refuge

²³ “Save notification from God and His messages.” And whoso opposes God and His messenger, for him is the fire of Gehenna; they abiding eternally therein forever.

²⁴ When¹ they have seen what they are promised, then will they know who is weaker in helper and fewer in number.

²⁵ Say thou: “I know not whether that which you are promised is near, or my Lord will make for it a span.”

²⁶ The Knower of the Unseen, He discloses not His Unseen to anyone,

²⁷ Save to a messenger He has approved: “And that,¹ He sends² before him³ and after him watchers,

²⁸ “That He might know that they have delivered the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed what is with them, and counted all things by number.”¹