وَقَومُ إِبراهيمَ وَقَومُ لوطٍ
And the people of Abraham, and the people of Lot.
وَأَصحابُ مَديَنَ ۖ وَكُذِّبَ موسىٰ فَأَملَيتُ لِلكافِرينَ ثُمَّ أَخَذتُهُم ۖ فَكَيفَ كانَ نَكيرِ
And the inhabitants of Midian. Moses, too, was accused of lying. I granted delay to the unbelievers, then I seized them. So how terrible was My condemnation?
فَكَأَيِّن مِن قَريَةٍ أَهلَكناها وَهِيَ ظالِمَةٌ فَهِيَ خاوِيَةٌ عَلىٰ عُروشِها وَبِئرٍ مُعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصرٍ مَشيدٍ
How many a town did We destroy while it was committing wrong? They now lie in ruins, with abandoned wells and lofty mansions.
أَفَلَم يَسيروا فِي الأَرضِ فَتَكونَ لَهُم قُلوبٌ يَعقِلونَ بِها أَو آذانٌ يَسمَعونَ بِها ۖ فَإِنَّها لا تَعمَى الأَبصارُ وَلـٰكِن تَعمَى القُلوبُ الَّتي فِي الصُّدورِ
Didn’t they travel through the earth and use their intellect to understand, and their ears to listen? It’s not the eyes that go blind, but it’s the hearts in the chests that do.
وَيَستَعجِلونَكَ بِالعَذابِ وَلَن يُخلِفَ اللَّهُ وَعدَهُ ۚ وَإِنَّ يَومًا عِندَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلفِ سَنَةٍ مِمّا تَعُدّونَ
They challenge you to hasten the punishment, but God will never fail in His promise. A day with your Lord is like a thousand years by your calculations.
وَكَأَيِّن مِن قَريَةٍ أَملَيتُ لَها وَهِيَ ظالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذتُها وَإِلَيَّ المَصيرُ
And how many a town did I prolong while it was committing wrong? To Me is the ultimate return.
قُل يا أَيُّهَا النّاسُ إِنَّما أَنا لَكُم نَذيرٌ مُبينٌ
Say, “O people, I am only a clear warner to you.”
فَالَّذينَ آمَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّالِحاتِ لَهُم مَغفِرَةٌ وَرِزقٌ كَريمٌ
Those who believe and perform righteous deeds will receive forgiveness and a generous reward.
وَالَّذينَ سَعَوا في آياتِنا مُعاجِزينَ أُولـٰئِكَ أَصحابُ الجَحيمِ
But those who strive to frustrate Our revelations will be inhabitants of Hell.
وَما أَرسَلنا مِن قَبلِكَ مِن رَسولٍ وَلا نَبِيٍّ إِلّا إِذا تَمَنّىٰ أَلقَى الشَّيطانُ في أُمنِيَّتِهِ فَيَنسَخُ اللَّهُ ما يُلقِي الشَّيطانُ ثُمَّ يُحكِمُ اللَّهُ آياتِهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَليمٌ حَكيمٌ
We never sent a messenger or a prophet before you without Satan attempting to interfere with his desires. Yet, God nullifies what Satan insinuates, and God reinforces His revelations. God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
لِيَجعَلَ ما يُلقِي الشَّيطانُ فِتنَةً لِلَّذينَ في قُلوبِهِم مَرَضٌ وَالقاسِيَةِ قُلوبُهُم ۗ وَإِنَّ الظّالِمينَ لَفي شِقاقٍ بَعيدٍ
Satan’s insinuations are a trial for those with diseased and hardened hearts. The wrongdoers are in profound discord.