And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.  

وَمَنْ يَعْشُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُ شَيْطَانًا فَهُوَ لَهُ قَرِينٌ  

And indeed, the devils avert them from the way ˹of guidance˺ while they think that they are ˹rightly˺ guided  

وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ مُهْتَدُونَ  

Until, when he comes to Us ˹at Judgement˺, he says ˹to his companion˺, "Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west - how wretched a companion."  

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَنَا قَالَ يَا لَيْتَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ الْقَرِينُ  

And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are ˹all˺ sharing in the punishment.  

وَلَنْ يَنْفَعَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ إِذْ ظَلَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ  

Then will you make the deaf hear, ˹O Muhammad˺, or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?  

أَفَأَنْتَ تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِي الْعُمْيَ وَمَنْ كَانَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍ  

And whether ˹or not˺ We take you away ˹in death˺, indeed, We will take retribution upon them.  

فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُمْ مُنْتَقِمُونَ  

Or whether ˹or not˺ We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.  

أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ الَّذِي وَعَدْنَاهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِمْ مُقْتَدِرُونَ  

So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.  

فَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِالَّذِي أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ  

And indeed, it is a remembrance for you and your people, and you ˹all˺ are going to be questioned.  

وَإِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ ۖ وَسَوْفَ تُسْأَلُونَ  

And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?  

وَاسْأَلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رُسُلِنَا أَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ دُونِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ آلِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ