وَإِذۡ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبۡعَثَنَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ مَن يَسُومُهُمۡ سُوٓءَ ٱلۡعَذَابِۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيعُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَغَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ 167

167 And (remember) when your Creator announced (through the messengers of Children of Israel) that He would certainly keep on sending people against Jews (for their rudeness and disobedience to Allah) till the Day of Judgement, to in-flict them with an evil torment. Indeed, your Creator can take a quick revenge (if He wills) and indeed, your Creator is Very Forgiving, Most Merciful (if they sincerely repent).

وَقَطَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أُمَمٗاۖ مِّنۡهُمُ ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنۡهُمۡ دُونَ ذَٰلِكَۖ وَبَلَوۡنَٰهُم بِٱلۡحَسَنَٰتِ وَٱلسَّيِّ‍َٔاتِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ 168

168 And We broke them into various communities in the land. Some of them were righteous and others were not. We tested them with good time and bad time in order that they might return (to Allah’s obedience).

فَخَلَفَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ خَلۡفٞ وَرِثُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ يَأۡخُذُونَ عَرَضَ هَٰذَا ٱلۡأَدۡنَىٰ وَيَقُولُونَ سَيُغۡفَرُ لَنَا وَإِن يَأۡتِهِمۡ عَرَضٞ مِّثۡلُهُۥ يَأۡخُذُوهُۚ أَلَمۡ يُؤۡخَذۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّيثَٰقُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ أَن لَّا يَقُولُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَقَّ وَدَرَسُواْ مَا فِيهِۗ وَٱلدَّارُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ لِّلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ 169

169 So they were succeeded by (sinful) successors, who inherited the Book, but they greedily took perishable (worldly) gains, saying: “All our sins will be for-given,” (as an excuse for it). And if they got another chance to have similar petty worldly gains, they would eagerly take it too (like many Muslims of our time). Did they not make the promise as stated in the Book that they would not say about Allah anything except the truth, and they have studied (and fully under-stood) what is in the Book? And the home of the Hereafter is superior for those who are conscious of their duty to Allah. Don’t you understand this?

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُمَسِّكُونَ بِٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَأَقَامُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُصۡلِحِينَ 170

170 And those who hold fast to the (teachings of the) Book [Taurat, in which they are commanded to believe in Muhammad ( may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him )] and perform Salat, We shall, certainly, not waste the reward of those who reform themselves (with good deeds).

۞وَإِذۡ نَتَقۡنَا ٱلۡجَبَلَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ كَأَنَّهُۥ ظُلَّةٞ وَظَنُّوٓاْ أَنَّهُۥ وَاقِعُۢ بِهِمۡ خُذُواْ مَآ ءَاتَيۡنَٰكُم بِقُوَّةٖ وَٱذۡكُرُواْ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُونَ 171

171 And (remember) when We raised the mountain over them like a canopy and they realized that it was about to fall on them, (We said): “Hold firmly to what We have given you (i.e. Taurat) and follow its commandments, so that you may become pious persons.”

وَإِذۡ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنۢ بَنِيٓ ءَادَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمۡ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمۡ وَأَشۡهَدَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ أَلَسۡتُ بِرَبِّكُمۡۖ قَالُواْ بَلَىٰ شَهِدۡنَآۚ أَن تَقُولُواْ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنۡ هَٰذَا غَٰفِلِينَ 172

172 And (remember) when your Creator brought forth the seed of the Children of Adam ( peace be upon him )  from their back (when they were in the form of spirits and Allah gave them intelligence) and took this testimony from them about themselves (saying:) “Am I not your Creator?” They said: “Yes, indeed, we testi-fy.” Lest you should say on the Day of Judgement: “Indeed, we have been una-ware of this.”  

أَوۡ تَقُولُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَشۡرَكَ ءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبۡلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةٗ مِّنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡۖ أَفَتُهۡلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلۡمُبۡطِلُونَ 173

173 Or lest you should say: “Actually our forefather ascribed partners in worship with Allah, we were only their children, and will you destroy us because of the criminal practices of the followers of falsehood?”

وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ وَلَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ 174

174 And in this way We describe Our revelations in detail so that they may re-turn (to the truth).

وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ ٱلَّذِيٓ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَٱنسَلَخَ مِنۡهَا فَأَتۡبَعَهُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَاوِينَ 175

175 [O Muhammad ( may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him )!] Recite to them the story of the person whom We gave (the knowledge) of Our Verses, but he totally disobeyed Our commands, so  Satan followed him closely. Then he be-came one of those who went astray.

وَلَوۡ شِئۡنَا لَرَفَعۡنَٰهُ بِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّهُۥٓ أَخۡلَدَ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُۚ فَمَثَلُهُۥ كَمَثَلِ ٱلۡكَلۡبِ إِن تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَيۡهِ يَلۡهَثۡ أَوۡ تَتۡرُكۡهُ يَلۡهَثۚ ذَّٰلِكَ مَثَلُ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِ‍َٔايَٰتِنَاۚ فَٱقۡصُصِ ٱلۡقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ 176

176 And, if We willed, We would have made him distinguished with Our Verses but he inclined towards earthly gains and followed his vain desires. Hence, his example is like a dog: if you attack the dog, he sticks his tongue out, or if you leave him alone, he still sticks his tongue out. Such is the example of people who reject Our Verses. (It is the same for them if you preach them or not). Hence, describe these stories to them so that they may ponder over them. 

سَآءَ مَثَلًا ٱلۡقَوۡمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِ‍َٔايَٰتِنَا وَأَنفُسَهُمۡ كَانُواْ يَظۡلِمُونَ 177

177 Evil is the example of the people who deny Our revelation and (by this de-nial) they pushed themselves into a loss.

مَن يَهۡدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِيۖ وَمَن يُضۡلِلۡ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ 178

178 Whomsoever Allah guides, he is the truly guided one, and whomsoever He leads astray, then those are the losers.

وَلَقَدۡ ذَرَأۡنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثِيرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِۖ لَهُمۡ قُلُوبٞ لَّا يَفۡقَهُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمۡ أَعۡيُنٞ لَّا يُبۡصِرُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمۡ ءَاذَانٞ لَّا يَسۡمَعُونَ بِهَآۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ كَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ بَلۡ هُمۡ أَضَلُّۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰفِلُونَ 179

179 And, indeed, We have created many jinn and men for Hell. They have hearts with which they cannot understand (the truth). They have eyes with which they cannot see (the proofs). They have ears with which they cannot hear (the truth attentively). They are like cattle or rather more astray. They are (totally) heedless (even after many reminders).

وَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡأَسۡمَآءُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ فَٱدۡعُوهُ بِهَاۖ وَذَرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ يُلۡحِدُونَ فِيٓ أَسۡمَٰٓئِهِۦۚ سَيُجۡزَوۡنَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ 180

180 And all the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so address Him by them, and don’t mix with those people who don’t honour these Names (i.e. try to give these Names to others). They will be punished soon for what they used to do.

وَمِمَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآ أُمَّةٞ يَهۡدُونَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَبِهِۦ يَعۡدِلُونَ 181

181 And of those whom We have created, there is a group which guides others with truth and establish justice with it too.

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِ‍َٔايَٰتِنَا سَنَسۡتَدۡرِجُهُم مِّنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ 182

182 And those who reject Our revelations, We shall gradually seize them (to punish) in a way that they don’t perceive it.

وَأُمۡلِي لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَيۡدِي مَتِينٌ 183

183 And I postpone (the torment) for them. Indeed, My strategy is very firm.

أَوَلَمۡ يَتَفَكَّرُواْۗ مَا بِصَاحِبِهِم مِّن جِنَّةٍۚ إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٌ 184

184 Did they not give a serious thought to it that their companion [Muhammad ( may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him )] has no (sign of) madness? He is truly an obvious warner.

أَوَلَمۡ يَنظُرُواْ فِي مَلَكُوتِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَيۡءٖ وَأَنۡ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ قَدِ ٱقۡتَرَبَ أَجَلُهُمۡۖ فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثِۢ بَعۡدَهُۥ يُؤۡمِنُونَ 185

185 Do they not ponder over the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and other things which Allah has created and (also) that probably the end of their lives is very near (hence, they should fear about the accountability)? (If Quran’s eloquent speech did not affect them), so in what other message after this they will believe?

مَن يُضۡلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُۥۚ وَيَذَرُهُمۡ فِي طُغۡيَٰنِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ 186

186 Whomsoever Allah leads astray, none can guide him, and He lets them wan-der blindly in their transgression.