It is God who endowed you with hearing, sight, and hearts- how seldom you are grateful!

It is He who made you multiply on earth. It is to Him that you will be gathered:

it is He who gives life and death; the alternation of night and day depends on Him; will you not use your minds?

But, like others before them,

they say, ‘What? When we die and turn to dust and bones, shall we really be resurrected?

We have heard such promises before, and so did our forefathers. These are just ancient fables.’

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنشَأَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَۚ قَلِيلࣰا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي ذَرَأَكُمْ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُحْيِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَلَهُ ٱخْتِلَٰفُ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

بَلْ قَالُوا۟ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

قَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابࣰا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا هَٰذَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Say [Prophet], ‘Who owns the earth and all who live in it, if you know [so much]?’

and they will reply, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Will you not take heed?’

Say, ‘Who is the Lord of the seven heavens? Who is the Lord of the Mighty Throne?’

and they will reply, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Will you not be mindful?’

Say, ‘Who holds control of everything in His hand? Who protects, while there is no protection against Him, if you know [so much]?’

and they will reply, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Then how can you be so deluded?’

The fact is, We brought them the truth and they are lying.

قُل لِّمَنِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلْ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

قُلْ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلسَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلْ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

قُلْ مَنۢ بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءࣲ وَهُوَ يُجِيرُ وَلَا يُجَارُ عَلَيْهِ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلْ فَأَنَّىٰ تُسْحَرُونَ

بَلْ أَتَيْنَٰهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

God has never had a child. Nor is there any god beside Him- if there were, each god would have taken his creation aside and tried to overcome the others. May God be exalted above what they describe!

He knows what is not seen as well as what is seen; He is far above any partner they claim for Him.

مَا ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِن وَلَدࣲ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُۥ مِنْ إِلَٰهٍۚ إِذࣰا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَٰهِۭ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضࣲۚ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

عَٰلِمِ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ فَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

Say, ‘Lord, if You are going to show me the punishment You have promised them,

then Lord, do not include me among the evildoers!’

We certainly are able to show you the punishment We have promised them.

Repel evil with good- We are well aware of what they attribute to Us-

and say, ‘Lord, I take refuge with You from the goadings of the evil ones;

I seek refuge with you, Lord, so that they may not come near me.’

قُل رَّبِّ إِمَّا تُرِيَنِّي مَا يُوعَدُونَ

رَبِّ فَلَا تَجْعَلْنِي فِي ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّرِيَكَ مَا نَعِدُهُمْ لَقَٰدِرُونَ

ٱدْفَعْ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَۚ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ

وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَٰتِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ

When death comes to one of them, he cries, ‘My Lord, let me return

so as to make amends for the things I neglected.’ Never! This will not go beyond his words: a barrier stands behind such people until the very Day they are resurrected.

On that Day when the Trumpet is blown, the ties between them will be as nothing and they will not ask about each other:

those whose good deeds weigh heavy will be successful,

but those whose balance is light will have lost their souls for ever and will stay in Hell-

the Fire will scorch their faces and their lips will be twisted in pain.

‘Were My messages not recited over and over to you and still you rejected them?’

They will say, ‘Lord, our waywardness overcame us and we went astray.

Lord, take us away from this and if we go back to our old ways, then we shall really be evildoers.’

Among My servants there were those who said, “Lord, We believe. Forgive us and have mercy on us: You are the most merciful of all.”

But you kept on laughing at them: so intent were you on laughing at them that it made you forget My warning.

Today I have rewarded them for their patience: it is they who will succeed.’

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ٱرْجِعُونِ

لَعَلِّيٓ أَعْمَلُ صَٰلِحࣰا فِيمَا تَرَكْتُۚ كَلَّآۚ إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَآئِلُهَاۖ وَمِن وَرَآئِهِم بَرْزَخٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَلَآ أَنسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذࣲ وَلَا يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فِي جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ

تَلْفَحُ وُجُوهَهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَهُمْ فِيهَا كَٰلِحُونَ

أَلَمْ تَكُنْ ءَايَٰتِي تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ

قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمࣰا ضَآلِّينَ

رَبَّنَآ أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْهَا فَإِنْ عُدْنَا فَإِنَّا ظَٰلِمُونَ

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَرِيقࣱ مِّنْ عِبَادِي يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

فَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا حَتَّىٰٓ أَنسَوْكُمْ ذِكْرِي وَكُنتُم مِّنْهُمْ تَضْحَكُونَ

إِنِّي جَزَيْتُهُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ بِمَا صَبَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلْفَآئِزُونَ