وَالصّٰٓفّٰتِ

صَفًّا

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(I swear) by those who stand in rows,

then by those who prevent firmly,

then by those who recite the dhikr,

surely your God is but One,

the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, and Lord of the points of sunrise.

Verily, We have decorated the nearest sky with an adornment, the stars,

and (have made them) a security against every rebellious devil.

They cannot listen to the Upper Realm and are hit from every side

to be driven off, and for them there is a lasting punishment;

however, if one snatches a little bit, he is pursued by a bright flame.

Now ask them, “Are they stronger in the formation of their bodies, or those (other beings) that We have created?” Certainly, We did create them from sticky clay.

But you wonder (at their denial), and they mock (at the idea of an Hereafter).

And when any advice is given to them, they pay no heed to it.

And when they see a sign, they make fun of it,