وَقَالُواْ نَحۡنُ أَكۡثَرُ أَمۡوَٰلٗا وَأَوۡلَٰدٗا وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ 35

35        And they also said: “We are more in wealth and children (than you), and we are not going to be punished.”

قُلۡ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبۡسُطُ ٱلرِّزۡقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقۡدِرُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ 36

36        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Say: “Indeed, my Creator gives provision in abundance to whom He wills and limits it for whom He wills (there is wisdom in it) but most of the people don’t understand it.”

وَمَآ أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ وَلَآ أَوۡلَٰدُكُم بِٱلَّتِي تُقَرِّبُكُمۡ عِندَنَا زُلۡفَىٰٓ إِلَّا مَنۡ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحٗا فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ جَزَآءُ ٱلضِّعۡفِ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡغُرُفَٰتِ ءَامِنُونَ 37

37        And it is not your wealth nor your children that bring you nearer to Us (Allah), rather it is your belief and good deeds (which bring nearer to Allah). So there is double reward for such good-doers, and they will reside in lofty palaces (in Paradise) with peace and security.

وَٱلَّذِينَ يَسۡعَوۡنَ فِيٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا مُعَٰجِزِينَ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُحۡضَرُونَ 38

38        And those who strive hard against Our revelations to defeat (their purpose), they will be forced into the torment.

قُلۡ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبۡسُطُ ٱلرِّزۡقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقۡدِرُ لَهُۥۚ وَمَآ أَنفَقۡتُم مِّن شَيۡءٖ فَهُوَ يُخۡلِفُهُۥۖ وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ 39

39        Say: “Indeed, my Creator gives provision in abundance to whom He wills from His slaves and limits for whom He wills. And whatsoever you spend (in the Cause of Allah), He will reward you for it fully (Here or in the Hereafter). And He is the Best of  providers.”

وَيَوۡمَ يَحۡشُرُهُمۡ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِيَّاكُمۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ 40

40        And (remember) the Day when Allah will gather them all together, then He will say to the angels: “Did these people worship you?”

قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا مِن دُونِهِمۖ بَلۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ ٱلۡجِنَّۖ أَكۡثَرُهُم بِهِم مُّؤۡمِنُونَ 41

41        The angels will say: “Glorified You are! Indeed, You are our Protector instead of them. In fact, they used to worship jinn; most of them were believers in them.”

فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ لَا يَمۡلِكُ بَعۡضُكُمۡ لِبَعۡضٖ نَّفۡعٗا وَلَا ضَرّٗا وَنَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ ذُوقُواْ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٱلَّتِي كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ 42

42        So none will be able to benefit or harm one another this Day (of Resurrection). And We shall say to those who did wrong: “Taste the torment of the Fire which you used to deny.”

وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٖ قَالُواْ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا رَجُلٞ يُرِيدُ أَن يَصُدَّكُمۡ عَمَّا كَانَ يَعۡبُدُ ءَابَآؤُكُمۡ وَقَالُواْ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ إِفۡكٞ مُّفۡتَرٗىۚ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمۡ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٞ 43

43        And when Our clear Verses are recited to them, they say: “This man [Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)] is nothing except one who wishes to stop you from that which your forefathers used to worship.” And they say: “This (i.e. the Quran) is nothing except an invented lie.” The disbelievers say about the truth (i.e. the Quran) when it has come to them: “This is nothing but an obvious magic (after seeing its effectiveness).”

وَمَآ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّن كُتُبٖ يَدۡرُسُونَهَاۖ وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِمۡ قَبۡلَكَ مِن نَّذِيرٖ 44

44        And We have not sent to them (i.e. the people of Makkah) any Scriptures (before the Quran) which they could study. And We have not sent to them any warners before you [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] (They used to wish to have a Messenger and Scripture. When it came to them, they denied it).

وَكَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ وَمَا بَلَغُواْ مِعۡشَارَ مَآ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَذَّبُواْ رُسُلِيۖ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ 45

45        And the people before them also denied (the Prophets and the revelations). And the disbelievers (of Makkah) did not reach even one tenth (of riches) which We gave the people before them. So they denied My messengers. Hence, how terrible was My (punishment) for their denial.

۞قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَعِظُكُم بِوَٰحِدَةٍۖ أَن تَقُومُواْ لِلَّهِ مَثۡنَىٰ وَفُرَٰدَىٰ ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُواْۚ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُم مِّن جِنَّةٍۚ إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ لَّكُم بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡ عَذَابٖ شَدِيدٖ 46

46        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Say to them: “Indeed, I advice you about just a single thing (quit your stubbornness). Stand up for Allah’s sake in pairs or singly to reflect sincerely that your companion (who has lived with you and you know his full history) has no sign of madness. He is only a warner to you against a severe torment confronting you.”

قُلۡ مَا سَأَلۡتُكُم مِّنۡ أَجۡرٖ فَهُوَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ شَهِيدٞ 47

47        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Say: “Whatever reward I might have asked from you, it is yours. My reward is from Allah only, and He is a witness over all things.”

قُلۡ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَقۡذِفُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ عَلَّٰمُ ٱلۡغُيُوبِ 48

48        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Say: “Indeed, my Creator sends down the truth (i.e. true revelations) the All-Knower of the Unseen.” (Also see Surah Ghafir:15)

قُلۡ جَآءَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَمَا يُبۡدِئُ ٱلۡبَٰطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ 49

49        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Say: “The truth (i.e. the Quran) has come. Falsehood can neither create anything nor resurrect anything.” (Also see Surah Al-Anbiya:18)

قُلۡ إِن ضَلَلۡتُ فَإِنَّمَآ أَضِلُّ عَلَىٰ نَفۡسِيۖ وَإِنِ ٱهۡتَدَيۡتُ فَبِمَا يُوحِيٓ إِلَيَّ رَبِّيٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٞ قَرِيبٞ 50

50        Say: “In case I go astray then, I shall stray only to my own loss. And if I remain guided (to the Right Path), then it is due to the Revelations which my Creator has sent to me. Indeed, He is All-Hearer, Very Near (to everything).”

وَلَوۡ تَرَىٰٓ إِذۡ فَزِعُواْ فَلَا فَوۡتَ وَأُخِذُواْ مِن مَّكَانٖ قَرِيبٖ 51

51        And if you could see how the disbelievers will be terrified (on the Day of Resurrection) with no escape in sight and they will be seized from a nearby place (right away).

وَقَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلتَّنَاوُشُ مِن مَّكَانِۢ بَعِيدٖ 52

52        And they will say (in the Hereafter): “We do believe in it (i.e. the Quran)”, but how can they have (their Faith and repentance) in a place which is far away from the world (since the world is the place for repentance). 

وَقَدۡ كَفَرُواْ بِهِۦ مِن قَبۡلُۖ وَيَقۡذِفُونَ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ مِن مَّكَانِۢ بَعِيدٖ 53

53        And, indeed, they disbelieved in it before (in the world) and used to utter things from their guesswork from a far place.

وَحِيلَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ وَبَيۡنَ مَا يَشۡتَهُونَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِأَشۡيَاعِهِم مِّن قَبۡلُۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ فِي شَكّٖ مُّرِيبِۢ 54

54        And a barrier will be placed between them and their wish (for repentance), as was done in the past with similar people. Indeed, they have been in grave doubt.