Man says, ‘What? Once I am dead, will I be brought back to life?’

but does man not remember that We created him when he was nothing before?

By your Lord [Prophet] We shall gather them and the devils together and set them on their knees around Hell;

We shall seize out of each group those who were most disobedient towards the Lord of Mercy-

We know best who most deserves to burn in Hell-

but every single one of you will approach it, a decree from your Lord which must be fulfilled.

We shall save the devout and leave the evildoers there on their knees.

When Our revelations are recited to them in all their clarity, [all that] the disbelievers say to the believers [is], ‘Which side is better situated? Which side has the better following?’

We have destroyed many a generation before them who surpassed them in riches and outward glitter!

Say [Prophet], ‘The Lord of Mercy lengthens [the lives] of the misguided, until, when they are confronted with what they have been warned about- either the punishment [in this life] or the Hour [of Judgement]- they realize who is worse situated and who has the weakest forces.’

But God gives more guidance to those who are guided, and good deeds of lasting merit are best and most rewarding in your Lord’s sight.

Have you considered the man who rejects Our revelation, who says, ‘I will certainly be given wealth and children’?

Has he penetrated the unknown or received a pledge to that effect from the Lord of Mercy?

No! We shall certainly record what he says and prolong his punishment:

We shall inherit from him all that he speaks of and he will come to Us all alone.

They have taken other gods beside God to give them strength,

but these gods will reject their worship and will even turn against them.

وَيَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَءِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ أُخْرَجُ حَيًّا

أَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْـࣰٔا

فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَحْشُرَنَّهُمْ وَٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ ثُمَّ لَنُحْضِرَنَّهُمْ حَوْلَ جَهَنَّمَ جِثِيࣰّا

ثُمَّ لَنَنزِعَنَّ مِن كُلِّ شِيعَةٍ أَيُّهُمْ أَشَدُّ عَلَى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عِتِيࣰّا

ثُمَّ لَنَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ أَوْلَىٰ بِهَا صِلِيࣰّا

وَإِن مِّنكُمْ إِلَّا وَارِدُهَاۚ كَانَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ حَتْمࣰا مَّقْضِيࣰّا

ثُمَّ نُنَجِّي ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوا۟ وَّنَذَرُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ فِيهَا جِثِيࣰّا

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتࣲ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَيُّ ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِ خَيْرࣱ مَّقَامࣰا وَأَحْسَنُ نَدِيࣰّا

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَٰثࣰا وَرِءْيࣰا

قُلْ مَن كَانَ فِي ٱلضَّلَٰلَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَدًّاۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوْا۟ مَا يُوعَدُونَ إِمَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ وَإِمَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ شَرࣱّ مَّكَانࣰا وَأَضْعَفُ جُندࣰا

وَيَزِيدُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱهْتَدَوْا۟ هُدࣰىۗ وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابࣰا وَخَيْرࣱ مَّرَدًّا

أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِي كَفَرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالَ لَأُوتَيَنَّ مَالࣰا وَوَلَدًا

أَطَّلَعَ ٱلْغَيْبَ أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدࣰا

كَلَّاۚ سَنَكْتُبُ مَا يَقُولُ وَنَمُدُّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ مَدࣰّا

وَنَرِثُهُۥ مَا يَقُولُ وَيَأْتِينَا فَرْدࣰا

وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةࣰ لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزࣰّا

كَلَّاۚ سَيَكْفُرُونَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدًّا

Have you [Prophet] not seen how We send devils to incite the disbelievers to sin?

There is no need for you to be impatient concerning them: We are counting down their [allotted] time.

On the Day We gather the righteous as an honoured company before the Lord of Mercy

and drive the sinful like a thirsty herd into Hell,

no one will have power to intercede except for those who have permission from the Lord of Mercy.

The disbelievers say, ‘The Lord of Mercy has offspring.’

How terrible is this thing you assert:

it almost causes the heavens to be torn apart, the earth to split asunder, the mountains to crumble to pieces,

that they attribute offspring to the Lord of Mercy.

It does not befit the Lord of Mercy [to have offspring]:

there is no one in the heavens or earth who will not come to the Lord of Mercy as a servant-

He has counted them all: He has numbered them exactly-

and they will each return to Him on the Day of Resurrection all alone.

But the Lord of Mercy will give love to those who believe and do righteous deeds:

We have made it easy, in your own language [Prophet], so that you may bring glad news to the righteous and warnings to a stubborn people.

How many generations We have destroyed before them! Do you perceive a single one of them now, or hear as much as a whisper?

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزࣰّا

فَلَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَيْهِمْۖ إِنَّمَا نَعُدُّ لَهُمْ عَدࣰّا

يَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ إِلَى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَفْدࣰا

وَنَسُوقُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ وِرْدࣰا

لَّا يَمْلِكُونَ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدࣰا

وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدࣰا

لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِدࣰّا

تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ ٱلْجِبَالُ هَدًّا

أَن دَعَوْا۟ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدࣰا

وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا

إِن كُلُّ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّآ ءَاتِي ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَبْدࣰا

لَّقَدْ أَحْصَىٰهُمْ وَعَدَّهُمْ عَدࣰّا

وَكُلُّهُمْ ءَاتِيهِ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فَرْدًا

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ سَيَجْعَلُ لَهُمُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وُدࣰّا

فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ وَتُنذِرَ بِهِۦ قَوْمࣰا لُّدࣰّا

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزَۢا