إِنَّهُ كانَ فَريقٌ مِن عِبادي يَقولونَ رَبَّنا آمَنّا فَاغفِر لَنا وَارحَمنا وَأَنتَ خَيرُ الرّاحِمينَ
A group of My servants used to say, ‘Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us, and have mercy on us, You are the Best of the Merciful.’
فَاتَّخَذتُموهُم سِخرِيًّا حَتّىٰ أَنسَوكُم ذِكري وَكُنتُم مِنهُم تَضحَكونَ
But you made fun of them, to the extent that it made you forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them.
إِنّي جَزَيتُهُمُ اليَومَ بِما صَبَروا أَنَّهُم هُمُ الفائِزونَ
“Today, I have rewarded them for their patience; truly, they are the ones who have triumphed.”
قالَ كَم لَبِثتُم فِي الأَرضِ عَدَدَ سِنينَ
He will ask, “How long did you stay on Earth in terms of years?”
قالوا لَبِثنا يَومًا أَو بَعضَ يَومٍ فَاسأَلِ العادّينَ
They will answer, “We stayed a day or part of a day; ask those who count.”
قالَ إِن لَبِثتُم إِلّا قَليلًا ۖ لَو أَنَّكُم كُنتُم تَعلَمونَ
He will say, “In fact, you stayed only a little—if only you had known.
أَفَحَسِبتُم أَنَّما خَلَقناكُم عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُم إِلَينا لا تُرجَعونَ
Did you think that We created you without purpose, and that you wouldn’t be returned to Us?”
فَتَعالَى اللَّهُ المَلِكُ الحَقُّ ۖ لا إِلـٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ رَبُّ العَرشِ الكَريمِ
So exalted is God, the True King. There is no deity except Him, the Lord of the Noble Throne.
وَمَن يَدعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلـٰهًا آخَرَ لا بُرهانَ لَهُ بِهِ فَإِنَّما حِسابُهُ عِندَ رَبِّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ لا يُفلِحُ الكافِرونَ
Whoever invokes, beside God, another god for which he has no proof, then his account rests with his Lord. The unbelievers won’t succeed.
وَقُل رَبِّ اغفِر وَارحَم وَأَنتَ خَيرُ الرّاحِمينَ
Say, “My Lord, forgive and have mercy, for You are the Best of the merciful.”