وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلۡوَعۡدُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ 38

38        And they say: “When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?”

لَوۡ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ 39

39        And if the disbelievers knew that at that time they will not be able to keep away Fire from their faces, nor from their backs, and they will not be helped. (If they knew it, they would not have hastened about their demand for torment).

بَلۡ تَأۡتِيهِم بَغۡتَةٗ فَتَبۡهَتُهُمۡ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنظَرُونَ 40

40        In fact, the promised Hour will come to them all of a sudden and they will be perplexed. So they will not be able to avert it, nor will it be delayed for them.

وَلَقَدِ ٱسۡتُهۡزِئَ بِرُسُلٖ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِٱلَّذِينَ سَخِرُواْ مِنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ 41

41        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Indeed, (many) messengers were mocked at before you, and then the people were entrapped by that which they used to mock at.

قُلۡ مَن يَكۡلَؤُكُم بِٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعۡرِضُونَ 42

42        Say: “Who can save you during the night or during the day from (the punishment of) the Most Gracious (Allah)?” In fact, they have turned away from the remembrance of their Creator.

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ ءَالِهَةٞ تَمۡنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَاۚ لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ نَصۡرَ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصۡحَبُونَ 43

43        Or do they have gods besides Us who can protect them (from adversities)? They don’t have the ability to help themselves, nor can they be saved from Us (i.e. from Our torment).

بَلۡ مَتَّعۡنَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ طَالَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡعُمُرُۗ أَفَلَا يَرَوۡنَ أَنَّا نَأۡتِي ٱلۡأَرۡضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنۡ أَطۡرَافِهَآۚ أَفَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ 44

44        In fact, We gave the comforts of this life to them and to their forefathers for a long period of their lives. (Does it mean that they followed the truth? Not at all). Don’t they see that We are gradually reducing the land (under the control of the disbelievers) from its outlying borders? Do they still have the upper hand? (Not at all).

قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أُنذِرُكُم بِٱلۡوَحۡيِۚ وَلَا يَسۡمَعُ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ 45

45        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Say: “I convey to you the warnings by the revelations. But the deaf (who cannot hear the truth) will not hear the message even when they are warned.”

وَلَئِن مَّسَّتۡهُمۡ نَفۡحَةٞ مِّنۡ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ 46

46        And even if a breath (i.e. small part) of the torment of your Creator touches them, they will surely say: “Woe to us! Indeed, we have been the wrong-doers.”

وَنَضَعُ ٱلۡمَوَٰزِينَ ٱلۡقِسۡطَ لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظۡلَمُ نَفۡسٞ شَيۡ‍ٔٗاۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِثۡقَالَ حَبَّةٖ مِّنۡ خَرۡدَلٍ أَتَيۡنَا بِهَاۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَٰسِبِينَ 47

47        And on the Day of Judgement We will place a true and correct balance and no injustice will be done to anybody. And if a deed has a weight equal to a mustard seed, We will account for it. And We are Sufficient to take the account.

وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ٱلۡفُرۡقَانَ وَضِيَآءٗ وَذِكۡرٗا لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ 48

48        And, indeed, We gave Musa ( peace be upon him )  and Harun ( peace be upon him )  the criterion (of right and wrong), a shining light (i.e. Taurat) and a Reminder for the pious people,

ٱلَّذِينَ يَخۡشَوۡنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ مُشۡفِقُونَ 49

49        Those who fear their Creator without seeing Him and they tremble with the thought of the Day of Judgement [for (i) torment (ii) displeasure of Allah].

وَهَٰذَا ذِكۡرٞ مُّبَارَكٌ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُۚ أَفَأَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ 50

50        And this is the blessed reminder (the Quran), which We have sent down. Will you then deny it?

۞وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَآ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ رُشۡدَهُۥ مِن قَبۡلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِۦ عَٰلِمِينَ 51

51        And, indeed, We gave wisdom to Ibrahim ( peace be upon him )  even before (his Prophethood) and We knew his state of mind (that he deserved it and would use it correctly).

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنتُمۡ لَهَا عَٰكِفُونَ 52

52        (Remember) when Ibrahim ( peace be upon him )  said to his father and his people: “What are these idols, which you worship so devotedly?”

قَالُواْ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ 53

53        They said: “We found our forefathers worshipping them.”

قَالَ لَقَدۡ كُنتُمۡ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمۡ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ 54

54        Ibrahim ( peace be upon him )  said: “Indeed, you and your forefathers have been in an obvious error.”

قَالُوٓاْ أَجِئۡتَنَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ أَمۡ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّٰعِبِينَ 55

55        They said: “Have you really brought us the truth or are you just joking?”

قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمۡ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ 56

56        Ibrahim ( peace be upon him )  said: “In fact, your Creator is the Creator of the heavens and the earth. He created them, and I am one of the witnesses (and believer of that).

وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصۡنَٰمَكُم بَعۡدَ أَن تُوَلُّواْ مُدۡبِرِينَ 57

57        “And by Allah, I shall play a trick for your idols after you have gone and have turned your backs.”