Sad By the Quran with its reminding . . .!

Yet the disbelievers are steeped in arrogance and hostility.

How many generations We have destroyed before them! They all cried out, once it was too late, for escape.

The disbelievers think it strange that a prophet of their own people has come to warn them: they say, ‘He is just a lying sorcerer.

How can he claim that all the gods are but one God? What an astonishing thing [to claim]!’

Their leaders depart, saying, ‘Walk away! Stay faithful to your gods! That is what you must do.

We did not hear any such claim in the last religion: it is all an invention.

Was the message sent only to him out of all of us?’ In fact they doubt My warning; in fact they have not tasted My punishment yet.

Do they possess the treasures of your Lord’s bounty, the Mighty, the All Giving?

Do they control the heavens and earth and everything between? Let them climb their ropes:

their armed alliance is weak and will be crushed.

The people of Noah, Ad, and firmly-supported Pharaoh rejected their prophets before them.

Thamud, the people of Lot, and the Forest-Dwellers each formed opposition [against theirs].

They all rejected the mes-sengers and they were deservedly struck by My punishment:

صٓۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ذِي ٱلذِّكْرِ

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِي عِزَّةࣲ وَشِقَاقࣲ

كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنࣲ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصࣲ

وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرࣱ مِّنْهُمْۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا سَٰحِرࣱ كَذَّابٌ

أَجَعَلَ ٱلْـَٔالِهَةَ إِلَٰهࣰا وَٰحِدًاۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابࣱ

وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُوا۟ وَٱصْبِرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءࣱ يُرَادُ

مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِي ٱلْمِلَّةِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا ٱخْتِلَٰقٌ

أَءُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَاۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكࣲّ مِّن ذِكْرِيۚ بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِ

أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْوَهَّابِ

أَمْ لَهُم مُّلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَاۖ فَلْيَرْتَقُوا۟ فِي ٱلْأَسْبَٰبِ

جُندࣱ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومࣱ مِّنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحࣲ وَعَادࣱ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطࣲ وَأَصْحَٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ

إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ

The people of Noah, Ad, and firmly-supported Pharaoh rejected their prophets before them.

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحࣲ وَعَادࣱ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

all the disbelievers here are waiting for is a single blast that cannot be postponed.

وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةࣰ وَٰحِدَةࣰ مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقࣲ

They say, ‘Our Lord! Advance us our share of punishment before the Day of Reckoning!’

Bear their words patiently [Prophet]. Remember Our servant David, a man of strength who always turned to Us:

We made the mountains join him in glorifying Us at sunset and sunrise;

and the birds, too, in flocks, all echoed his praise.

We strengthened his kingdom; We gave him wisdom and a decisive way of speaking.

Have you heard the story of the two litigants who climbed into his private quarters?

When they reached David, he took fright, but they said, ‘Do not be afraid. We are two litigants, one of whom has wronged the other: judge between us fairly- do not be unjust- and guide us to the right path.

This is my brother. He had ninety-nine ewes and I just the one, and he said, “Let me take charge of her,” and overpowered me with his words.’

David said, ‘He has done you wrong by demanding to add your ewe to his flock. Many partners treat each other unfairly. Those who sincerely believe and do good deeds do not do this, but these are very few.’ [Then] David realized that We had been testing him, so he asked his Lord for forgiveness, fell down on his knees, and repented:

We forgave him [his misdeed]. His reward will be nearness to Us, a good place to return to.

‘David, We have given you mastery over the land. Judge fairly between people. Do not follow your desires, lest they divert you from God’s path: those who wander from His path will have a painful torment because they ignore the Day of Reckoning.’

It was not without purpose that We created the heavens and the earth and everything in between. That may be what the disbelievers assume- how they will suffer from the Fire!-

وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

ٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلْأَيْدِۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا ٱلْجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِٱلْعَشِيِّ وَٱلْإِشْرَاقِ

وَٱلطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةࣰۖ كُلࣱّ لَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابࣱ

وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ

۞ وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا۟ ٱلْمِحْرَابَ

إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ دَاوُۥدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْۖ خَصْمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعْضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضࣲ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَٱهْدِنَآ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ

إِنَّ هَٰذَآ أَخِي لَهُۥ تِسْعࣱ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةࣰ وَلِيَ نَعْجَةࣱ وَٰحِدَةࣱ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِي فِي ٱلْخِطَابِ

قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦۖ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرࣰا مِّنَ ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ لَيَبْغِي بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَقَلِيلࣱ مَّا هُمْۗ وَظَنَّ دَاوُۥدُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّٰهُ فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُۥ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعࣰا وَأَنَابَ۩

فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُۥ ذَٰلِكَۖ وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابࣲ

يَٰدَاوُۥدُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰكَ خَلِيفَةࣰ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابࣱ شَدِيدُۢ بِمَا نَسُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْحِسَابِ

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَٰطِلࣰاۚ ذَٰلِكَ ظَنُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ۚ فَوَيْلࣱ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

It was not without purpose that We created the heavens and the earth and everything in between. That may be what the disbelievers assume- how they will suffer from the Fire!-

but would We treat those who believe and do good deeds and those who spread corruption on earth as equal? Would We treat those who are aware of God and those who recklessly break all bounds in the same way?

This is a blessed Scripture which We sent down to you [Muhammad], for people to think about its messages, and for those with understanding to take heed.

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَٰطِلࣰاۚ ذَٰلِكَ ظَنُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ۚ فَوَيْلࣱ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ كَٱلْفُجَّارِ

كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَٰرَكࣱ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ