आयत :
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.
आयत :
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].
आयत :
21
وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِي فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ
If you do not believe me, then leave me alone.”
आयत :
22
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمٞ مُّجۡرِمُونَ
Then he called upon his Lord, “These are wicked people”.
आयत :
23
فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
[Allah said], “Leave along with My slaves by night; you will surely be pursued.
आयत :
24
وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًاۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندٞ مُّغۡرَقُونَ
And leave the sea parted[7]; for they are surely an army destined to drown.”
आयत :
25
كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
[Imagine] how many gardens and springs they left behind,
आयत :
26
وَزُرُوعٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ
and crops and splendid mansions,
आयत :
27
وَنَعۡمَةٖ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ
and luxuries they used to rejoice therein.
आयत :
28
كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
So it was; and We made another people inherit all that.
आयत :
29
فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ
Neither the heaven nor earth wept for them, nor were they given any respite.
आयत :
30
وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ
Thus did We save the Children of Israel from the humiliating punishment,
आयत :
31
مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
from Pharaoh. He was indeed arrogant who transgressed all bounds.
आयत :
32
وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
We chose them[8] knowingly over all other peoples.
आयत :
33
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٞاْ مُّبِينٌ
And We gave them signs in which there was a clear test.
आयत :
34
إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
Indeed, these [Makkans] say,
आयत :
35
إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ
“There is nothing after our first death, and we will not be resurrected,
आयत :
36
فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ
then bring back our forefathers if you are truthful.”
आयत :
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].
आयत :
38
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
We have not created the heavens and earth and all that is between them for amusement.
आयत :
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.
