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In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīm

S. (Saad), and the Quran that contains the proof.

صٓ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ذِى ٱلذِّكْرِ

sad wal-qur'āni dhī l-dhik'r

Those who disbelieve have plunged into arrogance and defiance.

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ

bali alladhīna kafarū fī ʿizzatin washiqāqi

Many a generation before them we annihilated. They called for help; in vain.

كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ

kam ahlaknā min qablihim min qarnin fanādaw walāta ḥīna manāṣi

They wondered that a warner should come to them, from among them. The disbelievers said, "A magician; a liar.

وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا سَٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ

waʿajibū an jāahum mundhirun min'hum waqāla l-kāfirūna hādhā sāḥirun kadhābu

"Did he make the gods into one god? This is really strange."

أَجَعَلَ ٱلْءَالِهَةَ إِلَٰهًا وَٰحِدًا إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ

ajaʿala l-ālihata ilāhan wāḥidan inna hādhā lashayon ʿujābu

The leaders announced, "Go and steadfastly persevere in worshiping your gods. This is what is desired.

وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُوا۟ وَٱصْبِرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ يُرَادُ

wa-inṭalaqa l-mala-u min'hum ani im'shū wa-iṣ'birū ʿalā ālihatikum inna hādhā lashayon yurād

"We never heard of this from the religion of our fathers. This is a lie.

مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِى ٱلْمِلَّةِ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا ٱخْتِلَٰقٌ

mā samiʿ'nā bihādhā fī l-milati l-ākhirati in hādhā illā ikh'tilāqu

"Why did the proof come down to him, instead of us?" Indeed, they are doubtful of My proof. Indeed, they have not yet tasted My retribution.

أَءُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن ذِكْرِى بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِ

a-unzila ʿalayhi l-dhik'ru min bayninā bal hum fī shakkin min dhik'rī bal lammā yadhūqū ʿadhāb

Do they own the treasures of mercy of your Lord, the Almighty, the Grantor?

أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْوَهَّابِ

am ʿindahum khazāinu raḥmati rabbika l-ʿazīzi l-wahāb

Do they possess the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them? Let them help themselves.

أَمْ لَهُم مُّلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَلْيَرْتَقُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَسْبَٰبِ

am lahum mul'ku l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā falyartaqū fī l-asbāb

Instead, whatever forces they can muster—even if all their parties banded together—will be defeated.

جُندٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ

jundun mā hunālika mahzūmun mina l-aḥzāb

Disbelieving before them were the people of Noah, 'Ãd, and the mighty Pharaoh.

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

kadhabat qablahum qawmu nūḥin waʿādun wafir'ʿawnu dhū l-awtād

Also, Thamûd, the people of Lot, the dwellers of the Woods (of Midyan); those were the opponents.

وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ

wathamūdu waqawmu lūṭin wa-aṣḥābu al'aykati ulāika l-aḥzāb

Each of them disbelieved the messengers and thus, My retribution was inevitable.

إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ

in kullun illā kadhaba l-rusula faḥaqqa ʿiqāb

These people can expect a single blow, from which they never recover.

وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ

wamā yanẓuru hāulāi illā ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan mā lahā min fawāqi

They challenged: "Our Lord, why do you not rush the retribution for us, before the Day of Reckoning."

وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

waqālū rabbanā ʿajjil lanā qiṭṭanā qabla yawmi l-ḥisāb

Be patient in the face of their utterances, and remember our servant David, the resourceful; he was obedient.

ٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلْأَيْدِ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

iṣ'bir ʿalā mā yaqūlūna wa-udh'kur ʿabdanā dāwūda dhā l-aydi innahu awwābu

We committed the mountains in his service, glorifying with him night and day.

إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا ٱلْجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِشْرَاقِ

innā sakharnā l-jibāla maʿahu yusabbiḥ'na bil-ʿashiyi wal-ish'rāq

Also the birds were committed to serve him; all were obedient to him.

وَٱلطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً كُلٌّ لَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

wal-ṭayra maḥshūratan kullun lahu awwābu

We strengthened his kingship, and endowed him with wisdom and good logic.

وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ

washadadnā mul'kahu waātaynāhu l-ḥik'mata wafaṣla l-khiṭāb

Have you received news of the feuding men who sneaked into his sanctuary?

وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا۟ ٱلْمِحْرَابَ

wahal atāka naba-u l-khaṣmi idh tasawwarū l-miḥ'rāb

When they entered his room, he was startled. They said, "Have no fear. We are feuding with one another, and we are seeking your fair judgment. Do not wrong us, and guide us in the right path.

إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ دَاوُۥدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ خَصْمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعْضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَٱهْدِنَآ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ

idh dakhalū ʿalā dāwūda fafaziʿa min'hum qālū lā takhaf khaṣmāni baghā baʿḍunā ʿalā baʿḍin fa-uḥ'kum baynanā bil-ḥaqi walā tush'ṭiṭ wa-ih'dinā ilā sawāi l-ṣirāṭ

"This brother of mine owns ninety-nine sheep, while I own one sheep. He wants to mix my sheep with his, and continues to pressure me."

إِنَّ هَٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ

inna hādhā akhī lahu tis'ʿun watis'ʿūna naʿjatan waliya naʿjatun wāḥidatun faqāla akfil'nīhā waʿazzanī fī l-khiṭāb

He said, "He is being unfair to you by asking to combine your sheep with his. Most people who combine their properties treat each other unfairly, except those who believe and work righteousness, and these are so few." Afterwards, David wondered if he made the right judgment. He thought that we were testing him. He then implored his Lord for forgiveness, bowed down, and repented.

قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ لَيَبْغِى بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَّا هُمْ وَظَنَّ دَاوُۥدُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّٰهُ فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُۥ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ

qāla laqad ẓalamaka bisuāli naʿjatika ilā niʿājihi wa-inna kathīran mina l-khulaṭāi layabghī baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti waqalīlun mā hum waẓanna dāwūdu annamā fatannāhu fa-is'taghfara rabbahu wakharra rākiʿan wa-anāb

We forgave him in this matter. We have granted him a position of honor with us, and a beautiful abode.

فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُۥ ذَٰلِكَ وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

faghafarnā lahu dhālika wa-inna lahu ʿindanā lazul'fā waḥus'na maābi

O David, we have made you a ruler on earth. Therefore, you shall judge among the people equitably, and do not follow your personal opinion, lest it diverts you from the way of GOD. Surely, those who stray off the way of GOD incur severe retribution for forgetting the Day of Reckoning.

يَٰدَاوُۥدُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰكَ خَلِيفَةً فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌۢ بِمَا نَسُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْحِسَابِ

yādāwūdu innā jaʿalnāka khalīfatan fī l-arḍi fa-uḥ'kum bayna l-nāsi bil-ḥaqi walā tattabiʿi l-hawā fayuḍillaka ʿan sabīli l-lahi inna alladhīna yaḍillūna ʿan sabīli l-lahi lahum ʿadhābun shadīdun bimā nasū yawma l-ḥisāb

We did not create the heaven and the earth, and everything between them, in vain. Such is the thinking of those who disbelieve. Therefore, woe to those who disbelieve; they will suffer in Hell.

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَٰطِلًا ذَٰلِكَ ظَنُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

wamā khalaqnā l-samāa wal-arḍa wamā baynahumā bāṭilan dhālika ẓannu alladhīna kafarū fawaylun lilladhīna kafarū mina l-nār

Shall we treat those who believe and lead a righteous life as we treat those who commit evil on earth? Shall we treat the righteous as we treat the wicked?

أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ كَٱلْفُجَّارِ

am najʿalu alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti kal-muf'sidīna fī l-arḍi am najʿalu l-mutaqīna kal-fujār

This is a scripture that we sent down to you, that is sacred—perhaps they reflect on its verses. Those who possess intelligence will take heed.

كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَٰرَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

kitābun anzalnāhu ilayka mubārakun liyaddabbarū āyātihi waliyatadhakkara ulū l-albāb

To David we granted Solomon; a good and obedient servant.

وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُۥدَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ نِعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

wawahabnā lidāwūda sulaymāna niʿ'ma l-ʿabdu innahu awwābu

One day he became preoccupied with beautiful horses, until the night fell.

إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّٰفِنَٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ

idh ʿuriḍa ʿalayhi bil-ʿashiyi l-ṣāfinātu l-jiyād

He then said, "I enjoyed the material things more than I enjoyed worshiping my Lord, until the sun was gone.

فَقَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ ٱلْخَيْرِ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّى حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِٱلْحِجَابِ

faqāla innī aḥbabtu ḥubba l-khayri ʿan dhik'ri rabbī ḥattā tawārat bil-ḥijāb

"Bring them back." (To bid farewell,) he rubbed their legs and necks.

رُدُّوهَا عَلَىَّ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِ

ruddūhā ʿalayya faṭafiqa masḥan bil-sūqi wal-aʿnāq

We thus put Solomon to the test; we blessed him with vast material wealth, but he steadfastly submitted.

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِۦ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ

walaqad fatannā sulaymāna wa-alqaynā ʿalā kur'siyyihi jasadan thumma anāb

He said, "My Lord, forgive me, and grant me a kingship never attained by anyone else. You are the Grantor."

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

qāla rabbi igh'fir lī wahab lī mul'kan lā yanbaghī li-aḥadin min baʿdī innaka anta l-wahāb

We (answered his prayer and) committed the wind at his disposal, pouring rain wherever he wanted.

فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّيحَ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦ رُخَآءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ

fasakharnā lahu l-rīḥa tajrī bi-amrihi rukhāan ḥaythu aṣāb

And the devils, building and diving.

وَٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ

wal-shayāṭīna kulla bannāin waghawwāṣi

Others were placed at his disposal.

وَءَاخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِى ٱلْأَصْفَادِ

waākharīna muqarranīna fī l-aṣfād

"This is our provision to you; you may give generously, or withhold, without limits."

هَٰذَا عَطَآؤُنَا فَٱمْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

hādhā ʿaṭāunā fa-um'nun aw amsik bighayri ḥisābi

He has deserved an honorable position with us, and a wonderful abode.

وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

wa-inna lahu ʿindanā lazul'fā waḥus'na maābi

Remember our servant Job: he called upon his Lord, "The devil has afflicted me with hardship and pain."

وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَآ أَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ بِنُصْبٍ وَعَذَابٍ

wa-udh'kur ʿabdanā ayyūba idh nādā rabbahu annī massaniya l-shayṭānu binuṣ'bin waʿadhābi

"Strike the ground with your foot. A spring will give you healing and a drink."

ٱرْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ هَٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌۢ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ

ur'kuḍ birij'lika hādhā mugh'tasalun bāridun washarābu

We restored his family for him; twice as many. Such is our mercy; a reminder for those who possess intelligence.

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

wawahabnā lahu ahlahu wamith'lahum maʿahum raḥmatan minnā wadhik'rā li-ulī l-albāb

"Now, you shall travel the land and preach the message, to fulfill your pledge." We found him steadfast. What a good servant! He was a submitter.

وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَٱضْرِب بِّهِۦ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَٰهُ صَابِرًا نِّعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

wakhudh biyadika ḍigh'than fa-iḍ'rib bihi walā taḥnath innā wajadnāhu ṣābiran niʿ'ma l-ʿabdu innahu awwābu

Remember also our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They were resourceful, and possessed vision.

وَٱذْكُرْ عِبَٰدَنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَيْدِى وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ

wa-udh'kur ʿibādanā ib'rāhīma wa-is'ḥāqa wayaʿqūba ulī l-aydī wal-abṣār

We bestowed upon them a great blessing: awareness of the Hereafter.

إِنَّآ أَخْلَصْنَٰهُم بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى ٱلدَّارِ

innā akhlaṣnāhum bikhāliṣatin dhik'rā l-dār

They were chosen, for they were among the most righteous.

وَإِنَّهُمْ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصْطَفَيْنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

wa-innahum ʿindanā lamina l-muṣ'ṭafayna l-akhyār

Remember Ismail, Elisha, and Zal-Kifl; among the most righteous.

وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

wa-udh'kur is'māʿīla wal-yasaʿa wadhā l-kif'li wakullun mina l-akhyār

This is a reminder: The righteous have deserved a wonderful destiny.

هَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

hādhā dhik'run wa-inna lil'muttaqīna laḥus'na maābi

The gardens of Eden will open up their gates for them.

جَنَّٰتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبُ

jannāti ʿadnin mufattaḥatan lahumu l-abwāb

Relaxing therein, they will be given many kinds of fruits and drinks.

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِفَٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَشَرَابٍ

muttakiīna fīhā yadʿūna fīhā bifākihatin kathīratin washarābi

They will have wonderful spouses.

وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ

waʿindahum qāṣirātu l-ṭarfi atrābu

This is what you have deserved on the Day of Reckoning.

هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

hādhā mā tūʿadūna liyawmi l-ḥisāb

Our provisions are inexhaustible.

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُۥ مِن نَّفَادٍ

inna hādhā lariz'qunā mā lahu min nafādi

As for the transgressors, they have incurred a miserable destiny.

هَٰذَا وَإِنَّ لِلطَّٰغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَـَٔابٍ

hādhā wa-inna lilṭṭāghīna lasharra maābi

Hell is where they burn; what a miserable abode!

جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

jahannama yaṣlawnahā fabi'sa l-mihād

What they taste therein will be hellish drinks and bitter food.

هَٰذَا فَلْيَذُوقُوهُ حَمِيمٌ وَغَسَّاقٌ

hādhā falyadhūqūhu ḥamīmun waghassāqu

And much more of the same kind.

وَءَاخَرُ مِن شَكْلِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجٌ

waākharu min shaklihi azwāju

"This is a group to be thrown into Hell with you." They will not be welcomed (by the residents of Hell). They have deserved to burn in the hellfire.

هَٰذَا فَوْجٌ مُّقْتَحِمٌ مَّعَكُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِهِمْ إِنَّهُمْ صَالُوا۟ ٱلنَّارِ

hādhā fawjun muq'taḥimun maʿakum lā marḥaban bihim innahum ṣālū l-nār

The newcomers will respond, "Nor are you welcomed. You are the ones who preceded us and misled us. Therefore, suffer this miserable end."

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ أَنتُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِكُمْ أَنتُمْ قَدَّمْتُمُوهُ لَنَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرَارُ

qālū bal antum lā marḥaban bikum antum qaddamtumūhu lanā fabi'sa l-qarār

They will also say, "Our Lord, these are the ones who led us into this; double the retribution of hellfire for them."

قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا مَن قَدَّمَ لَنَا هَٰذَا فَزِدْهُ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا فِى ٱلنَّارِ

qālū rabbanā man qaddama lanā hādhā fazid'hu ʿadhāban ḍiʿ'fan fī l-nār

They will say, "How come we do not see (in Hell) people we used to count among the wicked?

وَقَالُوا۟ مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ

waqālū mā lanā lā narā rijālan kunnā naʿudduhum mina l-ashrār

"We used to ridicule them; we used to turn our eyes away from them."

أَتَّخَذْنَٰهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا أَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ

attakhadhnāhum sikh'riyyan am zāghat ʿanhumu l-abṣār

This is a predetermined fact: the people of Hell will feud with one another.

إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخَاصُمُ أَهْلِ ٱلنَّارِ

inna dhālika laḥaqqun takhāṣumu ahli l-nār

Say, "I warn you; there is no other god beside GOD, the One, the Supreme.

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ مُنذِرٌ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ

qul innamā anā mundhirun wamā min ilāhin illā l-lahu l-wāḥidu l-qahār

"The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them; the Almighty, the Forgiving."

رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ

rabbu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā l-ʿazīzu l-ghafār

Say, "Here is awesome news.

قُلْ هُوَ نَبَؤٌا۟ عَظِيمٌ

qul huwa naba-on ʿaẓīmu

"That you are totally oblivious to.

أَنتُمْ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضُونَ

antum ʿanhu muʿ'riḍūn

"I had no knowledge previously, about the feud in the High Society.

مَا كَانَ لِىَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۭ بِٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ

mā kāna liya min ʿil'min bil-mala-i l-aʿlā idh yakhtaṣimūn

"I am inspired that my sole mission is to deliver the warnings to you."

إِن يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ إِلَّآ أَنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

in yūḥā ilayya illā annamā anā nadhīrun mubīnu

Your Lord said to the angels, "I am creating a human being from clay.

إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ

idh qāla rabbuka lil'malāikati innī khāliqun basharan min ṭīni

"Once I design him, and blow into him from My spirit, you shall fall prostrate before him."

فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَٰجِدِينَ

fa-idhā sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu fīhi min rūḥī faqaʿū lahu sājidīn

The angels fell prostrate, all of them,

فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

fasajada l-malāikatu kulluhum ajmaʿūn

except Satan; he refused, and was too arrogant, unappreciative.

إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

illā ib'līsa is'takbara wakāna mina l-kāfirīn

He said, "O Satan, what prevented you from prostrating before what I created with My hands? Are you too arrogant? Have you rebelled?"

قَالَ يَٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَالِينَ

qāla yāib'līsu mā manaʿaka an tasjuda limā khalaqtu biyadayya astakbarta am kunta mina l-ʿālīn

He said, "I am better than he; You created me from fire, and created him from clay."

قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

qāla anā khayrun min'hu khalaqtanī min nārin wakhalaqtahu min ṭīni

He said, "Therefore, you must be exiled, you will be banished.

قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ

qāla fa-ukh'ruj min'hā fa-innaka rajīmu

"You have incurred My condemnation until the Day of Judgment."

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

wa-inna ʿalayka laʿnatī ilā yawmi l-dīn

He said, "My Lord, respite me till the Day of Resurrection."

قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

qāla rabbi fa-anẓir'nī ilā yawmi yub'ʿathūn

He said, "You are respited.

قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

qāla fa-innaka mina l-munẓarīn

"Until the appointed day."

إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ

ilā yawmi l-waqti l-maʿlūm

He said, "I swear by Your majesty, that I will send them all astray.

قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

qāla fabiʿizzatika la-ugh'wiyannahum ajmaʿīn

"Except Your worshipers who are devoted absolutely to You alone."

إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

illā ʿibādaka min'humu l-mukh'laṣīn

He said, "This is the truth, and the truth is all that I utter.

قَالَ فَٱلْحَقُّ وَٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ

qāla fal-ḥaqu wal-ḥaqa aqūl

I will fill Hell with you and all those who follow you.

لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكَ وَمِمَّن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

la-amla-anna jahannama minka wamimman tabiʿaka min'hum ajmaʿīn

Say, "I do not ask you for any wage, and I am not an imposter.

قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ

qul mā asalukum ʿalayhi min ajrin wamā anā mina l-mutakalifīn

"This is a reminder for the world.

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

in huwa illā dhik'run lil'ʿālamīn

"And you will certainly find out in awhile."

وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُۥ بَعْدَ حِينٍۭ

walataʿlamunna naba-ahu baʿda ḥīni