الَّذينَ يُحشَرونَ عَلىٰ وُجوهِهِم إِلىٰ جَهَنَّمَ أُولـٰئِكَ شَرٌّ مَكانًا وَأَضَلُّ سَبيلًا

Those who are dragged face down to Hell, are in the worst position, and are most astray from the path.

وَلَقَد آتَينا موسَى الكِتابَ وَجَعَلنا مَعَهُ أَخاهُ هارونَ وَزيرًا

We gave Moses the Scripture and appointed his brother Aaron as his assistant.

فَقُلنَا اذهَبا إِلَى القَومِ الَّذينَ كَذَّبوا بِآياتِنا فَدَمَّرناهُم تَدميرًا

We instructed, “Go to the people who denied Our signs.” Then, We destroyed them utterly.

وَقَومَ نوحٍ لَمّا كَذَّبُوا الرُّسُلَ أَغرَقناهُم وَجَعَلناهُم لِلنّاسِ آيَةً ۖ وَأَعتَدنا لِلظّالِمينَ عَذابًا أَليمًا

And the people of Noah—when they rejected the messengers, We drowned them, and made them a sign for all people. For the wrongdoers, We prepared a severe punishment.

وَعادًا وَثَمودَ وَأَصحابَ الرَّسِّ وَقُرونًا بَينَ ذٰلِكَ كَثيرًا

And Aad, Thamud, the inhabitants of Rass, and many generations in between.

وَلَقَد أَتَوا عَلَى القَريَةِ الَّتي أُمطِرَت مَطَرَ السَّوءِ ۚ أَفَلَم يَكونوا يَرَونَها ۚ بَل كانوا لا يَرجونَ نُشورًا

They passed by the town that was drenched by the terrible downpour. Didn’t they see it? Yet, they don’t expect resurrection.

وَإِذا رَأَوكَ إِن يَتَّخِذونَكَ إِلّا هُزُوًا أَهـٰذَا الَّذي بَعَثَ اللَّهُ رَسولًا

When they see you, they mock, “Is this the one whom God has sent as a messenger?”

إِن كادَ لَيُضِلُّنا عَن آلِهَتِنا لَولا أَن صَبَرنا عَلَيها ۚ وَسَوفَ يَعلَمونَ حينَ يَرَونَ العَذابَ مَن أَضَلُّ سَبيلًا

“He almost led us away from our gods, had we not firmly adhered to them.” They will realize, when they witness the punishment, who strayed further.

أَرَأَيتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلـٰهَهُ هَواهُ أَفَأَنتَ تَكونُ عَلَيهِ وَكيلًا

Have you considered the one who makes his own desire his god? Can you be responsible for him?

أَم تَحسَبُ أَنَّ أَكثَرَهُم يَسمَعونَ أَو يَعقِلونَ ۚ إِن هُم إِلّا كَالأَنعامِ ۖ بَل هُم أَضَلُّ سَبيلًا

Do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are like cattle; in fact, they are even further astray from the path.