And tell My servants to say that which is best. Indeed, Satan induces ˹dissension˺ among them. Indeed Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy.

Your Lord is most knowing of you. If He wills, He will have mercy upon you; or if He wills, He will punish you. And We have not sent you, ˹O Muhammad˺, over them as a manager.

And your Lord is most knowing of whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And We have made some of the prophets exceed others ˹in various ways˺, and to David We gave the book ˹of Psalms˺.

وَقُل لِّعِبَادِي يَقُولُوا۟ ٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ يَنزَغُ بَيْنَهُمْۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ كَانَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ عَدُوࣰّا مُّبِينࣰا

رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْۖ إِن يَشَأْ يَرْحَمْكُمْ أَوْ إِن يَشَأْ يُعَذِّبْكُمْۚ وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكِيلࣰا

وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِۗ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ عَلَىٰ بَعْضࣲۖ وَءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ زَبُورࣰا

Say, "Invoke those you have claimed ˹as gods˺ besides Him, for they do not possess the ˹ability for˺ removal of adversity from you or ˹for its˺ transfer ˹to someone else˺."

Those whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, ˹striving as to˺ which of them would be nearest, and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is ever feared.

قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ ٱلضُّرِّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا تَحْوِيلًا

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُۥ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورࣰا

And there is no city but that We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment. That has ever been in the Register inscribed.

And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs except that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a visible sign, but they wronged her. And We send not the signs except as a warning.

And ˹remember, O Muhammad˺, when We told you, "Indeed, your Lord has encompassed the people." And We did not make the sight which We showed you except as a trial for the people, as was the accursed tree ˹mentioned˺ in the Qur'an. And We threaten them, but it increases them not except in great transgression.

وَإِن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهَا عَذَابࣰا شَدِيدࣰاۚ كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَسْطُورࣰا

وَمَا مَنَعَنَآ أَن نُّرْسِلَ بِٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ إِلَّآ أَن كَذَّبَ بِهَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَۚ وَءَاتَيْنَا ثَمُودَ ٱلنَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةࣰ فَظَلَمُوا۟ بِهَاۚ وَمَا نُرْسِلُ بِٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ إِلَّا تَخْوِيفࣰا

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لَكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ أَحَاطَ بِٱلنَّاسِۚ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا ٱلرُّءْيَا ٱلَّتِيٓ أَرَيْنَٰكَ إِلَّا فِتْنَةࣰ لِّلنَّاسِ وَٱلشَّجَرَةَ ٱلْمَلْعُونَةَ فِي ٱلْقُرْءَانِۚ وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ فَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا طُغْيَٰنࣰا كَبِيرࣰا

˹Iblees˺ said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If You delay me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few."

˹Allah˺ said, "Go, for whoever of them follows you, indeed Hell will be the recompense of you - an ample recompense.

And incite ˹to senselessness˺ whoever you can among them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise them." But Satan does not promise them except delusion.

Indeed, over My ˹believing˺ servants there is for you no authority. And sufficient is your Lord as Disposer of affairs.

قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كَرَّمْتَ عَلَيَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلࣰا

قَالَ ٱذْهَبْ فَمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ جَزَآؤُكُمْ جَزَآءࣰ مَّوْفُورࣰا

وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُم بِصَوْتِكَ وَأَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِم بِخَيْلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكْهُمْ فِي ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَٰدِ وَعِدْهُمْۚ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا

إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنࣱۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ وَكِيلࣰا

It is your Lord who drives the ship for you through the sea that you may seek of His bounty. Indeed, He is ever, to you, Merciful.

And when adversity touches you at sea, lost are ˹all˺ those you invoke except for Him. But when He delivers you to the land, you turn away ˹from Him˺. And ever is man ungrateful.

Then do you feel secure that ˹instead˺ He will not cause a part of the land to swallow you or send against you a storm of stones? Then you would not find for yourselves an advocate.

Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back into the sea another time and send upon you a hurricane of wind and drown you for what you denied? Then you would not find for yourselves against Us an avenger.

And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with ˹definite˺ preference.

رَّبُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِي يُزْجِي لَكُمُ ٱلْفُلْكَ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمࣰا

وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ ٱلضُّرُّ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُۖ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ أَعْرَضْتُمْۚ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ كَفُورًا

أَفَأَمِنتُمْ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلْبَرِّ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبࣰا ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا۟ لَكُمْ وَكِيلًا

أَمْ أَمِنتُمْ أَن يُعِيدَكُمْ فِيهِ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ فَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ قَاصِفࣰا مِّنَ ٱلرِّيحِ فَيُغْرِقَكُم بِمَا كَفَرْتُمْ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا۟ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا بِهِۦ تَبِيعࣰا

۞ وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِيٓ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلْنَٰهُمْ فِي ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرࣲ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلࣰا