فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ سَلَفٗا وَمَثَلٗا لِّلۡأٓخِرِينَ 56

56 Hence, We made them a story of the past, and an example for the later gen-erations.

۞وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوۡمُكَ مِنۡهُ يَصِدُّونَ 57

57 [Once Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “All those who are worshipped besides Allah, there is no good in them.” The  idolaters of Makkah said: “It means there is no good in Isa ( peace be upon him )who is worshipped by Christians like our idols.” Allah answered this in Su-rah Al-Anbiya: 98-103]. And when the son of Maryam is quoted as an example (i.e. Isa ( peace be upon him )is worshipped like other idols),  your people sud-denly cried aloud joyfully at this example.

وَقَالُوٓاْ ءَأَٰلِهَتُنَا خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ هُوَۚ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلَۢاۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ قَوۡمٌ خَصِمُونَ 58

58 And they said: “Are our gods better or is Isa ( peace be upon him )better?” They did not quote the above example except for fussing. In fact, they are very quarrelsome people.

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبۡدٌ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ مَثَلٗا لِّبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ 59

59 Indeed, Isa ( peace be upon him )was just Our slave upon whom We be-stowed Our Favour (i.e. made him a Prophet) and We made him a sign for the Children of Israel (and others, since he was created without a father).

وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَا مِنكُم مَّلَٰٓئِكَةٗ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَخۡلُفُونَ 60

60 (Allah has the power to do even more extraordinary things). If We willed, We would have made angels replace mankind on the earth as Caliphs (i.e. they would live on the earth and produce children like you, generation after genera-tion).

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَعِلۡمٞ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمۡتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَٱتَّبِعُونِۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٞ مُّسۡتَقِيمٞ 61

61 And, indeed, (the descent of) Isa ( peace be upon him )shall be a sign for the coming of the Day of Resurrection. Hence, don’t have any doubt in the coming of the Day of Resurrection. And follow me. This is the Straight Path.

وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوّٞ مُّبِينٞ 62

62 And let not Satan hinder you (from the Right Path). And indeed, Satan is your obvious enemy.

وَلَمَّا جَآءَ عِيسَىٰ بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ قَالَ قَدۡ جِئۡتُكُم بِٱلۡحِكۡمَةِ وَلِأُبَيِّنَ لَكُم بَعۡضَ ٱلَّذِي تَخۡتَلِفُونَ فِيهِۖ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 63

63 And when Isa ( peace be upon him )came with clear miracles, he said: “I have come to you with wisdom (i.e. Prophethood), and to make those matters clear to you in which you differ. Hence, fear Allah (i.e. don’t deny my Prophethood since it would be like opposition to Allah), and obey me.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكُمۡ فَٱعۡبُدُوهُۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٞ مُّسۡتَقِيمٞ 64

64 “Indeed, Allah is my Creator and your Creator, so worship Him (Alone). This is the Straight Path.”

فَٱخۡتَلَفَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِهِمۡۖ فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنۡ عَذَابِ يَوۡمٍ أَلِيمٍ 65

65 But various groups differed among themselves (about it). So woe to those wrong-doers from the torment of a painful day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).

هَلۡ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ 66

66 Are they waiting for the Day of Resurrection which will come to them sud-denly while they don’t perceive it?

ٱلۡأَخِلَّآءُ يَوۡمَئِذِۢ بَعۡضُهُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ 67

67 On that Day even close friends will become enemies to one another except those who are pious. 

يَٰعِبَادِ لَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ تَحۡزَنُونَ 68

68 (It will be said to the true believers) My slaves! There shall be no fear for you this Day, nor shall you grieve.

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ بِ‍َٔايَٰتِنَا وَكَانُواْ مُسۡلِمِينَ 69

69 Those who believed in Our revelations and were (practicing) Muslims.

ٱدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ أَنتُمۡ وَأَزۡوَٰجُكُمۡ تُحۡبَرُونَ 70

70 Enter Paradise, you and your wives, cheerfully.

يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِصِحَافٖ مِّن ذَهَبٖ وَأَكۡوَابٖۖ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشۡتَهِيهِ ٱلۡأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلۡأَعۡيُنُۖ وَأَنتُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ 71

71 They will be served in golden dishes and glasses and there will be all that in-ner-selves desire and all that eyes could delight in, and you will reside there forever.

وَتِلۡكَ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ ٱلَّتِيٓ أُورِثۡتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ 72

72 This is the Paradise which you have been made to inherit because of your (good) deeds which you used to do.

لَكُمۡ فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٞ كَثِيرَةٞ مِّنۡهَا تَأۡكُلُونَ 73

73 There will be plenty of fruits for you from which you will eat.

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ فِي عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ 74

74 Indeed, the criminals will be in the torment of Hell to reside there forever.

لَا يُفَتَّرُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَهُمۡ فِيهِ مُبۡلِسُونَ 75

75 (The torment) will not be lightened for them and they will reside there in despair.