74. Mudethir · verses 22–30

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

Thumma AAabasa wabasara

Then he frowned and he scowled;

ثُمَّ أَدۡبَرَ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ

Thumma adbara waistakbara

Then he turned back and was haughty;

فَقَالَ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ يُؤۡثَرُ

Faqala in hatha illa sihrun yutharu

Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;

إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوۡلُ ٱلۡبَشَرِ

In hatha illa qawlu albashari

"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"

سَأُصۡلِيهِ سَقَرَ

Saosleehi saqara

Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire!

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ

Wama adraka ma saqaru

And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?

لَا تُبۡقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ

La tubqee wala tatharu

Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!-

لَوَّاحَةٞ لِّلۡبَشَرِ

Lawwahatun lilbashari

Darkening and changing the colour of man!

عَلَيۡهَا تِسۡعَةَ عَشَرَ

AAalayha tisAAata AAashara

Over it are Nineteen.