وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَوۡ كَانَ خَيۡرٗا مَّا سَبَقُونَآ إِلَيۡهِۚ وَإِذۡ لَمۡ يَهۡتَدُواْ بِهِۦ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَٰذَآ إِفۡكٞ قَدِيمٞ 11

11 And the (strong and rich) dis-believers say regarding the (weak and poor) believers: “If there was some good in it (i.e. in the Islamic teaching), they (the believers) would not have preceded us (in faith, since we are more witty and wealthy). And when the disbelievers did not let themselves be guided by it, (due to their arrogance and jealousy), they said: “This is an ancient lie!”

وَمِن قَبۡلِهِۦ كِتَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِمَامٗا وَرَحۡمَةٗۚ وَهَٰذَا كِتَٰبٞ مُّصَدِّقٞ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِيّٗا لِّيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَبُشۡرَىٰ لِلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ 12

12 And before this was the Scrip-ture of Musa ( peace be upon him )as a guide and mercy. And this Quran confirms it in Arabic language and is a warning for the wrong-doers and glad tiding for the good-doers.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ فَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ 13

13 Indeed, those who say: “Our Creator is Allah, and then remain firm (in their Faith), shall have no fear (in the Hereafter) nor shall they grieve.”

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ 14

14 They shall be residents of Paradise, residing there forever as a reward for what they used to do.

وَوَصَّيۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ إِحۡسَٰنًاۖ حَمَلَتۡهُ أُمُّهُۥ كُرۡهٗا وَوَضَعَتۡهُ كُرۡهٗاۖ وَحَمۡلُهُۥ وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ ثَلَٰثُونَ شَهۡرًاۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَبَلَغَ أَرۡبَعِينَ سَنَةٗ قَالَ رَبِّ أَوۡزِعۡنِيٓ أَنۡ أَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَيَّ وَأَنۡ أَعۡمَلَ صَٰلِحٗا تَرۡضَىٰهُ وَأَصۡلِحۡ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِيٓۖ إِنِّي تُبۡتُ إِلَيۡكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ 15

15 And We have commanded man to be kind to his parents. His mother carried him (in her womb) with pain and then gave birth to him with pain. And the pe-riod of her pregnancy and weaning is thirty months. When he attains his maturity and strength and reaches forty years, he says: “My Creator! Grant me ability that I may be grateful to You for Your favours which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and enable me to do good deeds which please You and make my children good too. Truly, I have turned to You in repentance and truly I am one of the Muslims.”

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ نَتَقَبَّلُ عَنۡهُمۡ أَحۡسَنَ مَا عَمِلُواْ وَنَتَجَاوَزُ عَن سَيِّ‍َٔاتِهِمۡ فِيٓ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ وَعۡدَ ٱلصِّدۡقِ ٱلَّذِي كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ 16

16 We shall accept the good deeds of such people which they did and We shall over-look their bad deeds. (They shall be) among the residents of Paradise. This is in accordance with the true promise made to them (during their worldly life).

وَٱلَّذِي قَالَ لِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ أُفّٖ لَّكُمَآ أَتَعِدَانِنِيٓ أَنۡ أُخۡرَجَ وَقَدۡ خَلَتِ ٱلۡقُرُونُ مِن قَبۡلِي وَهُمَا يَسۡتَغِيثَانِ ٱللَّهَ وَيۡلَكَ ءَامِنۡ إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقّٞ فَيَقُولُ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 17

17 And he who says to his parents: “I am tired of you both. Would you keep on making the promise to me that I shall be raised up again when generations have passed before me (with such promises by the messengers)?” While both parents pray to Allah for help (and warn their son): “Woe to you! Do believe! Indeed, the promise of Allah is true.” But he says: “These are only stories of the ancient times.”

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ فِيٓ أُمَمٖ قَدۡ خَلَتۡ مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ خَٰسِرِينَ 18

18 They are those against whom the promise (of torment) is justified among the groups of jinn and mankind that have passed before them. Indeed, they were (big) losers.

وَلِكُلّٖ دَرَجَٰتٞ مِّمَّا عَمِلُواْۖ وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمۡ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ 19

19 And each one of them will get levels (in Paradise or Hell) according to their deeds so that Allah may fully reward them in accordance with their deeds and they will not be wronged.

وَيَوۡمَ يُعۡرَضُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ أَذۡهَبۡتُمۡ طَيِّبَٰتِكُمۡ فِي حَيَاتِكُمُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱسۡتَمۡتَعۡتُم بِهَا فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ تُجۡزَوۡنَ عَذَابَ ٱلۡهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَفۡسُقُونَ 20

20 And on the Day when the disbelievers will be exposed to the Hell-Fire (it will be said to them): “You have destroyed your good deeds in your worldly life, and you have already benefitted from them. Today you will have humiliating torment. This punishment is due to your arrogance in the worldly life without any justification and due to your disobedience to Allah.”

۞وَٱذۡكُرۡ أَخَا عَادٍ إِذۡ أَنذَرَ قَوۡمَهُۥ بِٱلۡأَحۡقَافِ وَقَدۡ خَلَتِ ٱلنُّذُرُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ يَدَيۡهِ وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِۦٓ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ 21

21 And remember the brother of A’d (people), [Hud (peace be upon him ) ],  when he warned his people in the sand-hills (of Yemen). Indeed, many warners have passed before him and after him. [Hud ( peace be upon him )said:] “Wor-ship none but Allah. I fear for you the torment of a great Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).”

قَالُوٓاْ أَجِئۡتَنَا لِتَأۡفِكَنَا عَنۡ ءَالِهَتِنَا فَأۡتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ 22

22 They said: “Have you come to turn us away from (the worship of) our gods? So bring (the torment) you threaten us with if you are truthful (in your claim).”

قَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡعِلۡمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَأُبَلِّغُكُم مَّآ أُرۡسِلۡتُ بِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰكُمۡ قَوۡمٗا تَجۡهَلُونَ 23

23 He said: “Indeed, the know-ledge (of the time of torment) is with Allah. And I have conveyed the message to you which I have been sent with, but I do notice that you are a people lost in sheer ignorance.”

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهُ عَارِضٗا مُّسۡتَقۡبِلَ أَوۡدِيَتِهِمۡ قَالُواْ هَٰذَا عَارِضٞ مُّمۡطِرُنَاۚ بَلۡ هُوَ مَا ٱسۡتَعۡجَلۡتُم بِهِۦۖ رِيحٞ فِيهَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ 24

24 So when they saw it as dense clouds approaching their valleys, they said: “This is a cloud bringing us rain.” (It was said): “In fact, it is (the torment) for which you were hastening. It is a wind carrying a painful torment.”

تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَيۡءِۢ بِأَمۡرِ رَبِّهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ لَا يُرَىٰٓ إِلَّا مَسَٰكِنُهُمۡۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ 25

25 It will destroy everything with the Command of its Creator. (They were de-stroyed). And you could see nothing except their dwellings. We punish criminal people like this.

وَلَقَدۡ مَكَّنَّٰهُمۡ فِيمَآ إِن مَّكَّنَّٰكُمۡ فِيهِ وَجَعَلۡنَا لَهُمۡ سَمۡعٗا وَأَبۡصَٰرٗا وَأَفۡ‍ِٔدَةٗ فَمَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُمۡ سَمۡعُهُمۡ وَلَآ أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ وَلَآ أَفۡ‍ِٔدَتُهُم مِّن شَيۡءٍ إِذۡ كَانُواْ يَجۡحَدُونَ بِ‍َٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ 26

26 And, indeed, We had estab-lished them [A’d (people)] more than We estab-lished you (O Quraish of Makkah). And We had bestowed upon them ears, eyes and hearts but their ears, eyes and hearts did not benefit them when they used to deny Our revelations, and (the tor-ment) which they used to mock, entrapped them.

وَلَقَدۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مَا حَوۡلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰ وَصَرَّفۡنَا ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ 27

27 And, indeed, We have des-troyed other communities around you (due to their disbelief). And We (repeatedly) showed them (Our) proofs, so that they may return (to the truth).

فَلَوۡلَا نَصَرَهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قُرۡبَانًا ءَالِهَةَۢۖ بَلۡ ضَلُّواْ عَنۡهُمۡۚ وَذَٰلِكَ إِفۡكُهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَفۡتَرُونَ 28

28 So why did those, whom they made gods besides Allah to draw themselves nearer to Allah, not help them? In fact, they totally disappeared from them. And these were their mere lies which they used to fabricate.

وَإِذۡ صَرَفۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ نَفَرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ يَسۡتَمِعُونَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوٓاْ أَنصِتُواْۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوۡاْ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ 29

29 And (remember) when We sent a group of jinn towards you [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) !] to listen to the Quran. When they reached there, they said (to each other): “Be silent (and listen).” And when it (the recitation of the Quran) was finished (they believed in it, and) they returned to their people as warners171.

قَالُواْ يَٰقَوۡمَنَآ إِنَّا سَمِعۡنَا كِتَٰبًا أُنزِلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقٗا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهِ يَهۡدِيٓ إِلَى ٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ 30

30 They said: “O our people! We have listened to a (fantastic) Book which is sent down after Musa (peace be upon him ) , confirming what came before it, and it guides to the truth and to a Straight Path.”