اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الأَنفُسَ حينَ مَوتِها وَالَّتي لَم تَمُت في مَنامِها ۖ فَيُمسِكُ الَّتي قَضىٰ عَلَيهَا المَوتَ وَيُرسِلُ الأُخرىٰ إِلىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآياتٍ لِقَومٍ يَتَفَكَّرونَ

God takes the souls at the time of their death and those that haven’t died in their sleep. He retains those for whom death was decreed, and He sends the others back until their appointed time. In this are signs for those who reflect.

أَمِ اتَّخَذوا مِن دونِ اللَّهِ شُفَعاءَ ۚ قُل أَوَلَو كانوا لا يَملِكونَ شَيئًا وَلا يَعقِلونَ

Or have they taken besides God intercessors? Say, “Even though they don’t possess anything, nor do they reason?”

قُل لِلَّهِ الشَّفاعَةُ جَميعًا ۖ لَهُ مُلكُ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيهِ تُرجَعونَ

Say, “All intercession belongs exclusively to God. His is the dominion over the heavens and the earth. To Him, you will be returned.”

وَإِذا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَحدَهُ اشمَأَزَّت قُلوبُ الَّذينَ لا يُؤمِنونَ بِالآخِرَةِ ۖ وَإِذا ذُكِرَ الَّذينَ مِن دونِهِ إِذا هُم يَستَبشِرونَ

And when God is mentioned alone, the hearts of those who don’t believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion, but when those other than Him are mentioned, immediately they rejoice.

قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ فاطِرَ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ عالِمَ الغَيبِ وَالشَّهادَةِ أَنتَ تَحكُمُ بَينَ عِبادِكَ في ما كانوا فيهِ يَختَلِفونَ

Say: “O God, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, You will arbitrate among Your servants regarding their disputes.”

وَبَدا لَهُم سَيِّئَاتُ ما كَسَبوا وَحاقَ بِهِم ما كانوا بِهِ يَستَهزِئونَ

They will be confronted with the bad outcomes of their actions, and what they used to ridicule will come back to haunt them.

فَإِذا مَسَّ الإِنسانَ ضُرٌّ دَعانا ثُمَّ إِذا خَوَّلناهُ نِعمَةً مِنّا قالَ إِنَّما أوتيتُهُ عَلىٰ عِلمٍ ۚ بَل هِيَ فِتنَةٌ وَلـٰكِنَّ أَكثَرَهُم لا يَعلَمونَ

When adversity touches a person, he implores Us. But when We bestow a favor upon him, he says, “I acquired this through my knowledge and skill.” Indeed, it is just a trial, but most of them don’t realize.

قَد قالَهَا الَّذينَ مِن قَبلِهِم فَما أَغنىٰ عَنهُم ما كانوا يَكسِبونَ

Those who preceded them said the same, but their ill-gotten gains availed them not.

فَأَصابَهُم سَيِّئَاتُ ما كَسَبوا ۚ وَالَّذينَ ظَلَموا مِن هـٰؤُلاءِ سَيُصيبُهُم سَيِّئَاتُ ما كَسَبوا وَما هُم بِمُعجِزينَ

The repercussions of their evil deeds overwhelmed them, and the wrongdoers of this era will also face the consequences of their actions, from which they can’t escape.

أَوَلَم يَعلَموا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبسُطُ الرِّزقَ لِمَن يَشاءُ وَيَقدِرُ ۚ إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآياتٍ لِقَومٍ يُؤمِنونَ

Don’t they realize that God expands the provision for whom He wills and restricts it as well? In this are signs for people of faith.