كَم أَهلَكنا مِن قَبلِهِم مِن قَرنٍ فَنادَوا وَلاتَ حينَ مَناصٍ
How many generations before them did We destroy? They screamed, but it was too late for escape.
وَعَجِبوا أَن جاءَهُم مُنذِرٌ مِنهُم ۖ وَقالَ الكافِرونَ هـٰذا ساحِرٌ كَذّابٌ
They marvel that a warner has come to them from amongst themselves. The unbelievers have said, “This is a magician, a liar.”
أَجَعَلَ الآلِهَةَ إِلـٰهًا واحِدًا ۖ إِنَّ هـٰذا لَشَيءٌ عُجابٌ
“Did he turn all the gods into one God? This is something strange.”
وَانطَلَقَ المَلَأُ مِنهُم أَنِ امشوا وَاصبِروا عَلىٰ آلِهَتِكُم ۖ إِنَّ هـٰذا لَشَيءٌ يُرادُ
Their leaders set out, saying, “Walk away, and remain loyal to your gods. This is something which is designed.
ما سَمِعنا بِهـٰذا فِي المِلَّةِ الآخِرَةِ إِن هـٰذا إِلَّا اختِلاقٌ
We’ve never heard of this in the previous religion. This is nothing but an invented tale.
أَأُنزِلَ عَلَيهِ الذِّكرُ مِن بَينِنا ۚ بَل هُم في شَكٍّ مِن ذِكري ۖ بَل لَمّا يَذوقوا عَذابِ
Was the message sent exclusively to him among us?” They are in doubt about My message. They haven’t yet tasted My punishment.
أَم عِندَهُم خَزائِنُ رَحمَةِ رَبِّكَ العَزيزِ الوَهّابِ
Do they hold the keys to the treasures of your Lord’s mercy—the Majestic, the Giver?
أَم لَهُم مُلكُ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ وَما بَينَهُما ۖ فَليَرتَقوا فِي الأَسبابِ
Do they possess the heavens, the earth, and everything in between? Let them ascend through any means they can.
جُندٌ ما هُنالِكَ مَهزومٌ مِنَ الأَحزابِ
An army of allies will be defeated there.
كَذَّبَت قَبلَهُم قَومُ نوحٍ وَعادٌ وَفِرعَونُ ذُو الأَوتادِ
Before them, the people of Noah, Aad, and Pharaoh of the Stakes, all denied the truth.
وَثَمودُ وَقَومُ لوطٍ وَأَصحابُ الأَيكَةِ ۚ أُولـٰئِكَ الأَحزابُ
So did Thamud, the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the woods—these were the alliances.