ثُمَّ اَنْشَاْنَا مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا اٰخَرِیْنَۚ۝۳۱

After them We raised a new generation.

فَاَرْسَلْنَا فِیْهِمْ رَسُوْلًا مِّنْهُمْ اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ اِلٰهٍ غَیْرُهٗ ؕ اَفَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ۠۝۳۲

Then We sent to them an apostle from among them (who said): "Worship God, for you have no other god but He. Will you not take heed and fear God?"

وَ قَالَ الْمَلَاُ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَ كَذَّبُوْا بِلِقَآءِ الْاٰخِرَةِ وَ اَتْرَفْنٰهُمْ فِی الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ۙ مَا هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۙ یَاْكُلُ مِمَّا تَاْكُلُوْنَ مِنْهُ وَ یَشْرَبُ مِمَّا تَشْرَبُوْنَ۪ۙ۝۳۳

The chiefs of the people who did not believe and denied the life to come, though We had given them good things of this life to enjoy, (said): "He is only a mortal like you. He eats as you do, and drinks as you drink.

وَ لَىِٕنْ اَطَعْتُمْ بَشَرًا مِّثْلَكُمْ اِنَّكُمْ اِذًا لَّخٰسِرُوْنَۙ۝۳۴

So if you follow a man like yourself you will certainly be doomed.

اَیَعِدُكُمْ اَنَّكُمْ اِذَا مِتُّمْ وَ كُنْتُمْ تُرَابًا وَّ عِظَامًا اَنَّكُمْ مُّخْرَجُوْنَ۪ۙ۝۳۵

Does he give you a promise that when you are dead and turned to dust and bones, you will be raised to life again?

هَیْهَاتَ هَیْهَاتَ لِمَا تُوْعَدُوْنَ۪ۙ۝۳۶

How far-fetched what you are promised;

اِنْ هِیَ اِلَّا حَیَاتُنَا الدُّنْیَا نَمُوْتُ وَ نَحْیَا وَ مَا نَحْنُ بِمَبْعُوْثِیْنَ۪ۙ۝۳۷

There is only the life of this world: We die and we live: there is no rising from the dead for us.

اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا رَجُلُ ِ۟افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا وَّ مَا نَحْنُ لَهٗ بِمُؤْمِنِیْنَ۝۳۸

He is just a man who invents a lie about God; we cannot believe in him."

قَالَ رَبِّ انْصُرْنِیْ بِمَا كَذَّبُوْنِ۝۳۹

(The apostle prayed): "O Lord, deliver me, for they accuse me of lies."

قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِیْلٍ لَّیُصْبِحُنَّ نٰدِمِیْنَۚ۝۴۰

Answered (the Lord): "They shall wake up repenting soon."