وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَلَا آبَاؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ فَهَلْ عَلَى الرُّسُلِ إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ ٣٥

And those who join others in worship with Allah say: "If Allah had so willed, neither we nor our fathers would have worshipped aught but Him, nor would we have forbidden anything without (Command from) Him." So did those before them. Then! Are the Messengers charged with anything but to convey clearly the Message?

وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا

And those who join others in worship with Allah say:

لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ

"If Allah had so willed, neither we nor our fathers would have worshipped aught but Him,

نَّحْنُ وَلَا آبَاؤُنَا

nor would we have forbidden anything without (Command from) Him."

وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ

كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ

So did those before them.

فَهَلْ عَلَى الرُّسُلِ إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ

Then! Are the Messengers charged with anything but to convey clearly the Message?

وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى اللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الضَّلَالَةُ ۚ فَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٦

And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming): "Worship Allah (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) Taghut (all false deities, etc.i. e. do not worship Taghut besides Allah)." Then of them were some whom Allah guided and of them were some upon whom the straying was justified. So travel through the land and see what was the end of those who denied (the truth).

وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا

And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger

أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ ۖ

(proclaiming): 'Worship Allah (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) Taghut (all false deities, etc.)

فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى اللَّهُ

Then of them were some whom Allah guided

وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الضَّلَالَةُ ۚ

and of them were some upon whom the straying was justified.

فَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ

So travel through the land

فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ

and see what was the end of those who denied (the truth).

إِن تَحْرِصْ عَلَىٰ هُدَاهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَن يُضِلُّ ۖ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّاصِرِينَ ٣٧

If you (O Muhammad SAW) covet for their guidance, then verily Allah guides not those whom He makes to go astray (or none can guide him whom Allah sends astray). And they will have no helpers.

إِن تَحْرِصْ عَلَىٰ هُدَاهُمْ

If you (O Muhammad SAW) covet for their guidance,

فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَن يُضِلُّ ۖ

then verily Allah guides not those whom He makes to go astray,

وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّاصِرِينَ

And they will have no helpers.

وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَانِهِمْ ۙ لَا يَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ مَن يَمُوتُ ۚ بَلَىٰ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٣٨

And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths, that Allah will not raise up him who dies. Yes, (He will raise them up), a promise (binding) upon Him in truth, but most of mankind know not.

وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَانِهِمْ ۙ

And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths,

لَا يَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ مَن يَمُوتُ ۚ

that Allah will not raise up him who dies.

بَلَىٰ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا

Yes, (He will raise them up), a promise (binding) upon Him in truth,

وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

but most of mankind know not.

لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ الَّذِي يَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا كَاذِبِينَ ٣٩

In order that He may make manifest to them the truth of that wherein they differ, and that those who disbelieved (in Resurrection, and in the Oneness of Allah) may know that they were liars.

لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ

In order that He may make manifest to them

الَّذِي يَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ

the truth of that wherein they differ

وَلِيَعْلَمَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا

and that those who disbelieved

أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا كَاذِبِينَ

(in Resurrection, and in the Oneness of Allah)

may know that they were liars

إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَيْءٍ إِذَا أَرَدْنَاهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٤٠

Verily! Our Word unto a thing when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: "Be!" and it is.

إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَيْءٍ

Verily! Our Word unto a thing

إِذَا أَرَدْنَاهُ

when We intend it,

أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُ

is only that We say unto it:

كُن فَيَكُونُ

"Be!" and it is.