44:11-36
44:11
Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.
44:12
(They will say:) “Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!”
44:13
How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Messenger explaining things clearly has
(already) come to them,-
44:14
Yet they turn away from him and say: “Tutored (by others), a man possessed!”
44:15
We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).
44:16
One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then) exact Retribution!
44:17
We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them a messenger most
honourable,
44:18
Saying: “Restore to me the Servants of Allah: I am to you an messenger worthy of all trust;
44:19
“And be not arrogant as against Allah: for I come to you with authority manifest.
44:20
“For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me.
44:21
“If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me.”
44:22
(But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: “These are indeed a people given to sin.”
44:23
(The reply came:) “March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued.
44:24
“And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned.”
44:25
How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,
44:26
And corn-fields and noble buildings,
44:27
And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!
44:28
Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)!
44:29
And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again).
44:30
We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,
44:31
Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.
44:32
And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,
44:33
And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial
44:34
As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:
44:35
“There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.
44:36
Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!”