أَوۡ يُصۡبِحَ مَآؤُهَا غَوۡرٗا فَلَن تَسۡتَطِيعَ لَهُۥ طَلَبٗا 41

41  “Or totally dry up the water of your gardens (by sinking it into the ground), so you will not be able to even recover this (water).”

وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِۦ فَأَصۡبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيۡهِ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أُشۡرِكۡ بِرَبِّيٓ أَحَدٗا 42

42 (After this mutual conversation a torment struck his gardens). And (all) his fruits were encircled and he remained rubbing his hands (with sorrow) for what he had spent (on his gardens). And his garden was totally destroyed on its trellises (i.e. the wooden frames), and he could only say: “Would that I had not ascribed partners with my Creator.”

وَلَمۡ تَكُن لَّهُۥ فِئَةٞ يَنصُرُونَهُۥ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مُنتَصِرًا 43

43 And he had no other group of people to help him against Allah nor was he able to take revenge from Us.

هُنَالِكَ ٱلۡوَلَٰيَةُ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡحَقِّۚ هُوَ خَيۡرٞ ثَوَابٗا وَخَيۡرٌ عُقۡبٗا 44

44 This proves that (the total) authority belongs to Allah (Alone), the True God. He is the Best for reward and the Best for the final end.

وَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُم مَّثَلَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَٱخۡتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَأَصۡبَحَ هَشِيمٗا تَذۡرُوهُ ٱلرِّيَٰحُۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ مُّقۡتَدِرًا 45

45 And explain to them about the worldly life by the following example: it is like the rain water which We send down from the sky and it gives rise to plenty of vegetation mingled with it (which is fresh and green) and then becomes dry and tiny pieces which the winds blow all over. (Exactly this is the situation of the worldly life. There is no sign of it left after temporary glitter and fun). And Allah is Able to do everything.

ٱلۡمَالُ وَٱلۡبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ وَٱلۡبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيۡرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابٗا وَخَيۡرٌ أَمَلٗا 46

46 Wealth and children are adornment of the life of this world. And the good deeds are going to last forever and they are better for reward from your Creator and are better in respect of expectation (i.e. will be rewarded more than your expectation).

وَيَوۡمَ نُسَيِّرُ ٱلۡجِبَالَ وَتَرَى ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَارِزَةٗ وَحَشَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَلَمۡ نُغَادِرۡ مِنۡهُمۡ أَحَدٗا 47

47 And (remember) the Day We shall cause the mountains to move (like clouds of dust) and you will see the earth as a levelled plain. And We shall gather them all together, so We shall not leave any one of them behind.

وَعُرِضُواْ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ صَفّٗا لَّقَدۡ جِئۡتُمُونَا كَمَا خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةِۢۚ بَلۡ زَعَمۡتُمۡ أَلَّن نَّجۡعَلَ لَكُم مَّوۡعِدٗا 48

48 And all of them will be brought before your Creator in rows, (and Allah will say): “Indeed, you have come to Us (after resurrection) as We created you the first time. (But you did not believe in the resurrection even after observing your first birth). Rather you thought that We had appointed no meeting for you (with Us).

وَوُضِعَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ فَتَرَى ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ مُشۡفِقِينَ مِمَّا فِيهِ وَيَقُولُونَ يَٰوَيۡلَتَنَا مَالِ هَٰذَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيرَةٗ وَلَا كَبِيرَةً إِلَّآ أَحۡصَىٰهَاۚ وَوَجَدُواْ مَا عَمِلُواْ حَاضِرٗاۗ وَلَا يَظۡلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدٗا 49

49        And the Book (of record) will be placed and you will see that the criminals will be fearful due to what is written in it. And they will say: “Woe to us! What a strange Book it is! It has not omitted any small or major thing but has recorded in it. They will find all that they did, placed before them, and your Creator will not treat anybody unjustly.

وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُواْ لِأٓدَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِۦٓۗ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُۥ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِي وَهُمۡ لَكُمۡ عَدُوُّۢۚ بِئۡسَ لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ بَدَلٗا 50

50 And (remember) when We said to the angels: “Prostrate yourselves to Adam ( peace be upon him ) .” So they all prostrated except Satan. He was one of the jinn, so he disobeyed the Command of his Creator. Will you then make Satan and his children as your protectors in place of Me while they are your enemies? What an evil alternative the wrong-doers followed! (Also Surah At-Tahrim:6)

۞مَّآ أَشۡهَدتُّهُمۡ خَلۡقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا خَلۡقَ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ ٱلۡمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدٗا 51

51 I (Allah) did not make them (Satan and his children) witnesses at the time of the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor at the time of their creation. And I was not (so weak) that I had to take help from those who lead others astray.

وَيَوۡمَ يَقُولُ نَادُواْ شُرَكَآءِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمۡتُمۡ فَدَعَوۡهُمۡ فَلَمۡ يَسۡتَجِيبُواْ لَهُمۡ وَجَعَلۡنَا بَيۡنَهُم مَّوۡبِقٗا 52

52 And (remember) the Day when Allah will say: “Call those whom you con-sidered Our partners.” They will try to call them but they will not answer them and We will put a barrier between them. (Hence, they will be totally disappointed since the barrier will prevent any possibility of help).

وَرَءَا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ ٱلنَّارَ فَظَنُّوٓاْ أَنَّهُم مُّوَاقِعُوهَا وَلَمۡ يَجِدُواْ عَنۡهَا مَصۡرِفٗا 53

53 And the criminals will see the Hell and they (will be filled with fear) realiz-ing that they are about to fall into it. And they will find no escape from there.

وَلَقَدۡ صَرَّفۡنَا فِي هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ لِلنَّاسِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٖۚ وَكَانَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ أَكۡثَرَ شَيۡءٖ جَدَلٗا 54

54 Indeed, We have described every kind of example in this Quran for man-kind. But man is the most argumentative of all beings.

وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤۡمِنُوٓاْ إِذۡ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَيَسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ رَبَّهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن تَأۡتِيَهُمۡ سُنَّةُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ أَوۡ يَأۡتِيَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ قُبُلٗا 55

55 And nothing else stopped people from believing, when guidance (the Quran) has come to them, and from seeking Forgive-ness of Allah except that the ways of the ancients be repeated (i.e. destruction), or the torment be brought clearly in front of their faces.

وَمَا نُرۡسِلُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَۚ وَيُجَٰدِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ لِيُدۡحِضُواْ بِهِ ٱلۡحَقَّۖ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓاْ ءَايَٰتِي وَمَآ أُنذِرُواْ هُزُوٗا 56

56 And We send the messengers only to convey the glad tidings and the warnings. And the disbelievers dispute with false reasoning to refute the truth with it, and they mock at Our revelations and that with which they are warned.

وَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِ‍َٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ فَأَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهَا وَنَسِيَ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُۚ إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفۡقَهُوهُ وَفِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَقۡرٗاۖ وَإِن تَدۡعُهُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰ فَلَن يَهۡتَدُوٓاْ إِذًا أَبَدٗا 57

57 And who can be more wrong than he who is reminded about the revelations of his Creator, but he turns away from them and forgets the (result) of the deeds his hands have sent forth. We have put a cover on their hearts so that they cannot understand this (the Quran) and deafness is in their ears (so they cannot hear the Quran). And even if you [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] keep inviting them to the guidance, they will never be guided.

وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ذُو ٱلرَّحۡمَةِۖ لَوۡ يُؤَاخِذُهُم بِمَا كَسَبُواْ لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابَۚ بَل لَّهُم مَّوۡعِدٞ لَّن يَجِدُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَوۡئِلٗا 58

58 And your Creator is Most Forgiving, Extremely Merciful. If He had siezed them for their (evil) deeds, He would have hastened their punishment. In fact, there is a fixed time for them, (and when that time arrives) they will not be able to find an escape from it.

وَتِلۡكَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰٓ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡ لَمَّا ظَلَمُواْ وَجَعَلۡنَا لِمَهۡلِكِهِم مَّوۡعِدٗا 59

59 And We destroyed these com-munities (e.g. A’d and Thamud etc), when they wronged, and We had fixed a time for their destruction. (Similarly the present disbelievers will be destroyed at an appointed time).

وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِفَتَىٰهُ لَآ أَبۡرَحُ حَتَّىٰٓ أَبۡلُغَ مَجۡمَعَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَمۡضِيَ حُقُبٗا 60

60 And (remember) when Musa ( peace be upon him )  said to his servant [Yushaa-bin-Noon () mentioned in Bukhari] I shall not give up my journey till I arrive at the junction of two rivers even if I have to travel for it year after year.