آية :
19
وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٖ
and do not be arrogant towards Allah. I have certainly come to you with clear proof.
آية :
20
وَإِنِّي عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ
And I certainly seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me to death[6].
آية :
21
وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِي فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ
If you do not believe me, then leave me alone.”
آية :
22
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمٞ مُّجۡرِمُونَ
Then he called upon his Lord, “These are wicked people”.
آية :
23
فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
[Allah said], “Leave along with My slaves by night; you will surely be pursued.
آية :
24
وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًاۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندٞ مُّغۡرَقُونَ
And leave the sea parted[7]; for they are surely an army destined to drown.”
آية :
25
كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
[Imagine] how many gardens and springs they left behind,
آية :
26
وَزُرُوعٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ
and crops and splendid mansions,
آية :
27
وَنَعۡمَةٖ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ
and luxuries they used to rejoice therein.
آية :
28
كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
So it was; and We made another people inherit all that.
آية :
29
فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ
Neither the heaven nor earth wept for them, nor were they given any respite.
آية :
30
وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ
Thus did We save the Children of Israel from the humiliating punishment,
آية :
31
مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
from Pharaoh. He was indeed arrogant who transgressed all bounds.
آية :
32
وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
We chose them[8] knowingly over all other peoples.
آية :
33
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٞاْ مُّبِينٌ
And We gave them signs in which there was a clear test.
آية :
34
إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
Indeed, these [Makkans] say,
آية :
35
إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ
“There is nothing after our first death, and we will not be resurrected,
آية :
36
فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ
then bring back our forefathers if you are truthful.”
آية :
37
أَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعٖ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ مُجۡرِمِينَ
Are they better [in power] or the people of Tubba‘[9] and those who were before them? We destroyed them, for they were truly wicked[10].
آية :
38
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
We have not created the heavens and earth and all that is between them for amusement.
آية :
39
مَا خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ
We have not created them except for a true purpose, but most of them do not know.
