أَوَمَن يُنَشَّأُ فِي الحِليَةِ وَهُوَ فِي الخِصامِ غَيرُ مُبينٍ

“An entity nurtured amidst ornaments?” And he suppresses inner conflicts.

وَجَعَلُوا المَلائِكَةَ الَّذينَ هُم عِبادُ الرَّحمـٰنِ إِناثًا ۚ أَشَهِدوا خَلقَهُم ۚ سَتُكتَبُ شَهادَتُهُم وَيُسأَلونَ

They attribute the angels, who are servants of the Gracious, as females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.

وَقالوا لَو شاءَ الرَّحمـٰنُ ما عَبَدناهُم ۗ ما لَهُم بِذٰلِكَ مِن عِلمٍ ۖ إِن هُم إِلّا يَخرُصونَ

They assert, “If the Merciful had willed, we wouldn’t have worshiped them.” They don’t know this; they are only speculating.

أَم آتَيناهُم كِتابًا مِن قَبلِهِ فَهُم بِهِ مُستَمسِكونَ

Or did We give them a scripture before this one to which they are adhering?

بَل قالوا إِنّا وَجَدنا آباءَنا عَلىٰ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنّا عَلىٰ آثارِهِم مُهتَدونَ

But they say, “We found our ancestors upon a course, and we are guided by their footsteps.”

قالَ أَوَلَو جِئتُكُم بِأَهدىٰ مِمّا وَجَدتُم عَلَيهِ آباءَكُم ۖ قالوا إِنّا بِما أُرسِلتُم بِهِ كافِرونَ

He would say, “Even if I bring you better guidance than what you found your forefathers following?” They would reply, “We reject what you’ve been sent with.”

فَانتَقَمنا مِنهُم ۖ فَانظُر كَيفَ كانَ عاقِبَةُ المُكَذِّبينَ

So We wreaked vengeance on them. Consider the end of the deniers.

وَإِذ قالَ إِبراهيمُ لِأَبيهِ وَقَومِهِ إِنَّني بَراءٌ مِمّا تَعبُدونَ

Abraham told his father and his people, “I am free from what you worship.

إِلَّا الَّذي فَطَرَني فَإِنَّهُ سَيَهدينِ

Only He who created me will guide me.”

وَجَعَلَها كَلِمَةً باقِيَةً في عَقِبِهِ لَعَلَّهُم يَرجِعونَ

He left this a lasting word among his descendants, so they might return.