وَمَن يَعۡشُ عَن ذِكۡرِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضۡ لَهُۥ شَيۡطَٰنٗا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٞ 36

36 And whosoever intentionally ignores the remembrance of the Most Gracious, We appoint for him a Satan which keeps him company all the time.

وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَيَحۡسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهۡتَدُونَ 37

37 And, indeed, they (the Satans) hinder them from the Path (of Allah). And they think that they (such persons) are rightly guided.

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ يَٰلَيۡتَ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَكَ بُعۡدَ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَيۡنِ فَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡقَرِينُ 38

38 Until when such person will come to Us (and his blunders become clear to him), he will say (to Satan): “Would that the distance between me and you be equal to two easts (i.e. east and west). You are, indeed, the worst companion.”

وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ إِذ ظَّلَمۡتُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ 39

39 And it will not benefit you this Day (who ignored Allah’s remembrance) since you did wrong, and you will be (with your Satan) partners in the punish-ment.

أَفَأَنتَ تُسۡمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوۡ تَهۡدِي ٱلۡعُمۡيَ وَمَن كَانَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ 40

40 [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Can you make the deaf to hear or can you guide the blind or the one who is obviously in error?

فَإِمَّا نَذۡهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنۡهُم مُّنتَقِمُونَ 41

41 [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] So even if We take you away (from Makkah or make you die), We shall, indeed, take re-venge from them.

أَوۡ نُرِيَنَّكَ ٱلَّذِي وَعَدۡنَٰهُمۡ فَإِنَّا عَلَيۡهِم مُّقۡتَدِرُونَ 42

42 Or (if) We show you which We promised them, We are, indeed, fully capa-ble of doing that.

فَٱسۡتَمۡسِكۡ بِٱلَّذِيٓ أُوحِيَ إِلَيۡكَۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ 43

43 Hence, you [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] hold to that (i.e. the Quran) which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a Straight Path. 

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذِكۡرٞ لَّكَ وَلِقَوۡمِكَۖ وَسَوۡفَ تُسۡ‍َٔلُونَ 44

44 [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] And, in-deed, this (i.e. the Quran) is a Reminder for you and for your people, and you will soon (in the Hereafter) be questioned (about it).

وَسۡ‍َٔلۡ مَنۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَآ أَجَعَلۡنَا مِن دُونِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ءَالِهَةٗ يُعۡبَدُونَ 45

45 [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] And you may ask Our messengers sent before you (by way of research): “Did We ever appoint (false) gods to be worshipped besides the Most Gracious (Allah)?” (i.e. anybody is welcomed to research this).

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مُوسَىٰ بِ‍َٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِيْهِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 46

46 And, indeed, We sent Musa ( peace be upon him )with Our revelations to Firaun and his chiefs. So Musa ( peace be upon him )said: “Indeed, I am the messenger of the Creator of the universe.”

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِ‍َٔايَٰتِنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنۡهَا يَضۡحَكُونَ 47

47 But when Musa ( peace be upon him )came to them with Our miracles (nine miracles) they, suddenly, started mocking them.

وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنۡ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِيَ أَكۡبَرُ مِنۡ أُخۡتِهَاۖ وَأَخَذۡنَٰهُم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ 48

48 And We did not show them any miracle but it was bigger than the previous one (i.e. all were big miracles). And We seized them with torment so that they may return (in repentance to Allah).

وَقَالُواْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهۡتَدُونَ 49

49 And they said [to Musa ( peace be upon him )]: “O you magician! Pray for us to your Creator for what He has promised you. Indeed, we shall be guided.”

فَلَمَّا كَشَفۡنَا عَنۡهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمۡ يَنكُثُونَ 50

50 But when We removed the tor-ment from them, they, spon-taneous-ly, broke their promise.

وَنَادَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي قَوۡمِهِۦ قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ أَلَيۡسَ لِي مُلۡكُ مِصۡرَ وَهَٰذِهِ ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِيٓۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ 51

51 And Firaun announced among his people (saying): “O my people! Is Egypt not my kingdom and these rivers which flow beneath me. Don’t you see that?”

أَمۡ أَنَا۠ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي هُوَ مَهِينٞ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ 52

52 “Am I not better than Musa ( peace be upon him )who has no value and can hardly express himself clearly?”

فَلَوۡلَآ أُلۡقِيَ عَلَيۡهِ أَسۡوِرَةٞ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوۡ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مُقۡتَرِنِينَ 53

53 “So why was he not given golden bracelets or angels sent along with him in a procession?”

فَٱسۡتَخَفَّ قَوۡمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمٗا فَٰسِقِينَ 54

54 Hence, Firaun befooled his people and they obeyed him. They were, indeed, evil-doers.

فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ فَأَغۡرَقۡنَٰهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ 55

55 So when they made Us angry (by their disbelief), We took revenge from them and drowned them all.