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۞ إِنَّمَا Only يَسْتَجِيبُ respond ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَسْمَعُونَ ۘ listen وَٱلْمَوْتَىٰ But the dead يَبْعَثُهُمُ will resurrect them ٱللَّهُ Allah ثُمَّ then إِلَيْهِ to Him يُرْجَعُونَ they will be returned ٣٦

Only those who hear will respond. But the dead - Allāh will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned.

— Come To Light

وَقَالُوا۟ And they said لَوْلَا Why (is) not نُزِّلَ sent down عَلَيْهِ to him ءَايَةٌۭ a Sign مِّن from رَّبِّهِۦ ۚ his Lord قُلْ Say إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah قَادِرٌ (is) Able عَلَىٰٓ [on] أَن to يُنَزِّلَ send down ءَايَةًۭ a Sign وَلَـٰكِنَّ but أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ٣٧

And they say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, "Indeed, Allāh is Able to send down a sign, but most of them do not know."

— Come To Light

وَمَا And not مِن [of] دَآبَّةٍۢ any animal فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَا and not طَـٰٓئِرٍۢ a bird يَطِيرُ (that) flies بِجَنَاحَيْهِ with its wings إِلَّآ but أُمَمٌ (are) communities أَمْثَالُكُم ۚ like you مَّا Not فَرَّطْنَا We have neglected فِى in ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book مِن [of] شَىْءٍۢ ۚ anything ثُمَّ then إِلَىٰ to رَبِّهِمْ their Lord يُحْشَرُونَ they will be gathered ٣٨

And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.

— Come To Light

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who كَذَّبُوا۟ rejected بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا Our Verses صُمٌّۭ (are) deaf وَبُكْمٌۭ and dumb فِى in ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ ۗ the darkness[es] مَن Whoever يَشَإِ wills ٱللَّهُ Allah يُضْلِلْهُ He lets him go astray وَمَن and whoever يَشَأْ He wills يَجْعَلْهُ He places him عَلَىٰ on صِرَٰطٍۢ (the) way مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ (the) straight ٣٩

But those who deny Our verses are deaf and dumb within darknesses. Whomever Allāh wills - He sends astray; and whomever He wills - He puts him on a straight path.

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ Have you seen إِنْ if أَتَىٰكُمْ (there) came to you عَذَابُ punishment ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah أَوْ or أَتَتْكُمُ (there) came to you ٱلسَّاعَةُ the Hour أَغَيْرَ is it other ٱللَّهِ (than) Allah تَدْعُونَ you call إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ٤٠

Say, "Have you considered: if there came to you the punishment of Allāh or there came to you the Hour - is it other than Allāh you would invoke, if you should be truthful?"

— Come To Light

بَلْ Nay إِيَّاهُ Him Alone تَدْعُونَ you call فَيَكْشِفُ and He would remove مَا what تَدْعُونَ you call إِلَيْهِ upon Him إِن if شَآءَ He wills وَتَنسَوْنَ and you will forget مَا what تُشْرِكُونَ you associate (with Him) ٤١

No, it is Him [alone] you would invoke, and He would remove that for which you invoked Him if He willed, and you would forget what you associate [with Him].

— Come To Light

وَلَقَدْ And certainly أَرْسَلْنَآ We sent (Messengers) إِلَىٰٓ to أُمَمٍۢ nations مِّن from قَبْلِكَ before you فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم then We seized them بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ with adversity وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ and hardship لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَضَرَّعُونَ humble themselves ٤٢

And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muḥammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].

— Come To Light

فَلَوْلَآ Then why not إِذْ when جَآءَهُم came to them بَأْسُنَا Our punishment تَضَرَّعُوا۟ they humbled themselves وَلَـٰكِن But قَسَتْ became hardened قُلُوبُهُمْ their hearts وَزَيَّنَ and made fair-seeming لَهُمُ to them ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan مَا what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ٤٣

Then why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not humble themselves? But their hearts became hardened, and Satan made attractive to them that which they were doing.

— Come To Light

فَلَمَّا So when نَسُوا۟ they forgot مَا what ذُكِّرُوا۟ they were reminded بِهِۦ of [it] فَتَحْنَا We opened عَلَيْهِمْ on them أَبْوَٰبَ gates كُلِّ (of) every شَىْءٍ thing حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when فَرِحُوا۟ they rejoiced بِمَآ in what أُوتُوٓا۟ they were given أَخَذْنَـٰهُم We seized them بَغْتَةًۭ suddenly فَإِذَا and then هُم they مُّبْلِسُونَ (were) dumbfounded ٤٤

So when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We opened to them the doors of every [good] thing until, when they rejoiced in that which they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were [then] in despair.

— Come To Light

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