Say [Prophet], ‘It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn once listened in and said, “We have heard a wondrous Quran,

that gives guidance to the right path, and we have come to believe it––We shall never set up partners with our Lord––

and that He––exalted be the glory of our Lord!––has neither spouse nor child.

Outrageous things have been said about God by the foolish among us,

although we had thought that no man or jinn would [dare to] tell a lie about Him.

Men have sought refuge with the jinn in the past, but they only misguided them further.

They thought, as you did, that God would never raise anyone from the dead.

We tried to reach heaven, but discovered it to be full of stern guards and shooting stars––

we used to sit in places there, listening, but anyone trying to listen now will find a shooting star lying in wait for him––

[so now] we do not know whether those who live on earth are due for misfortune, or whether their Lord intends to guide them.

Some of us are righteous and others less so: we follow different paths.

We know we can never frustrate God on earth; we can never escape Him.

When we heard the guidance we came to believe: whoever believes in his Lord need fear no loss nor injustice.

Some of us submit to Him and others go the wrong way: those who submit to God have found wise guidance,

but those who go wrong will be fuel for Hellfire.” ’

قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَمَعَ نَفَرࣱ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْءَانًا عَجَبࣰا

يَهْدِيٓ إِلَى ٱلرُّشْدِ فَـَٔامَنَّا بِهِۦۖ وَلَن نُّشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ أَحَدࣰا

وَأَنَّهُۥ تَعَٰلَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا ٱتَّخَذَ صَٰحِبَةࣰ وَلَا وَلَدࣰا

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطࣰا

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبࣰا

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالࣱ مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالࣲ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقࣰا

وَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا۟ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدࣰا

وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسࣰا شَدِيدࣰا وَشُهُبࣰا

وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابࣰا رَّصَدࣰا

وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِيٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدࣰا

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَۖ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدࣰا

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعْجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَن نُّعْجِزَهُۥ هَرَبࣰا

وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعْنَا ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦۖ فَمَن يُؤْمِنۢ بِرَبِّهِۦ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخْسࣰا وَلَا رَهَقࣰا

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلْمُسْلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلْقَٰسِطُونَۖ فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ تَحَرَّوْا۟ رَشَدࣰا

وَأَمَّا ٱلْقَٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُوا۟ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبࣰا

If they had taken to the right way, We would have given them abundant water to drink-

a test for them––but anyone who turns away from his Lord’s Revelation will be sent by Him to spiralling torment.

Places of worship are for God alone- so do not pray to anyone other than God-

yet when God’s Servant stood up to pray to Him, they pressed in on him.

وَأَلَّوِ ٱسْتَقَٰمُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْنَٰهُم مَّآءً غَدَقࣰا

لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِۚ وَمَن يُعْرِضْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسْلُكْهُ عَذَابࣰا صَعَدࣰا

وَأَنَّ ٱلْمَسَٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدࣰا

وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا۟ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدࣰا

Say, ‘I pray to my Lord alone; I set up no partner with Him.’

Say, ‘I have no control over any harm or good that may befall you.’

Say, ‘No one can protect me from God: I have no refuge except in Him.

I only deliver [what I receive] from God- only His messages.’ Whoever disobeys God and His Messenger will have Hell’s Fire as his permanent home:

when they are confronted by what they have been warned about, they will realize who has the weaker protector and the smaller number.

Say, ‘I do not know whether what you have been warned about is near, or whether a distant time has been appointed for it by my Lord.’

He is the One who knows what is hidden.

He does not disclose it except to a messenger of His choosing. He sends watchers to go in front and behind

to ensure that each of His messengers delivers his Lord’s message: He knows all about them, and He takes account of everything.

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّي وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدࣰا

قُلْ إِنِّي لَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرࣰّا وَلَا رَشَدࣰا

قُلْ إِنِّي لَن يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدࣱ وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًا

إِلَّا بَلَٰغࣰا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِسَٰلَٰتِهِۦۚ وَمَن يَعْصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوْا۟ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِرࣰا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدࣰا

قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِيٓ أَقَرِيبࣱ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّيٓ أَمَدًا

عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا

إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولࣲ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسْلُكُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ رَصَدࣰا

لِّيَعْلَمَ أَن قَدْ أَبْلَغُوا۟ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ وَأَحْصَىٰ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عَدَدَۢا