وَ لَوِ اتَّبَعَ الْحَقُّ اَهْوَآءَهُمْ لَفَسَدَتِ السَّمٰوٰتُ وَ الْاَرْضُ وَ مَنْ فِیْهِنَّ ؕ بَلْ اَتَیْنٰهُمْ بِذِكْرِهِمْ فَهُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِهِمْ مُّعْرِضُوْنَؕ۝۷۱

Had truth been subject to their whims the heavens and the earth and all those within them would have been depraved. In fact We had sent them their reminder, but they turned away from good advice.

اَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ خَرْجًا فَخَرَاجُ رَبِّكَ خَیْرٌ ۖۗ وَّ هُوَ خَیْرُ الرّٰزِقِیْنَ۝۷۲

Or do you ask of them any tribute? In that case the tribute of your Lord is better, for He is the best of providers.

وَ اِنَّكَ لَتَدْعُوْهُمْ اِلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ۝۷۳

You are surely calling them to the right path.

وَ اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ عَنِ الصِّرَاطِ لَنٰكِبُوْنَ۝۷۴

But those who believe not in the Hereafter turn away from the straight path.

وَ لَوْ رَحِمْنٰهُمْ وَ كَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِمْ مِّنْ ضُرٍّ لَّلَجُّوْا فِیْ طُغْیَانِهِمْ یَعْمَهُوْنَ۝۷۵

If We took compassion on them and removed the affliction they are in, they would only wander lost in confusion.

وَ لَقَدْ اَخَذْنٰهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ فَمَا اسْتَكَانُوْا لِرَبِّهِمْ وَ مَا یَتَضَرَّعُوْنَ۝۷۶

We had seized them with the punishment, but they did not bow before their Lord nor turned to Him in humility,

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا فَتَحْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ بَابًا ذَا عَذَابٍ شَدِیْدٍ اِذَا هُمْ فِیْهِ مُبْلِسُوْنَ۠۝۷۷

So that when at last We open up the gate of severe punishment on them they will be overwhelmed with despair.

وَ هُوَ الَّذِیْۤ اَنْشَاَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَ الْاَبْصَارَ وَ الْاَفْـِٕدَةَ ؕ قَلِیْلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُوْنَ۝۷۸

It is He who gave you hearing, sight, and hearts, but only few of you give thanks.

وَ هُوَ الَّذِیْ ذَرَاَكُمْ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَ اِلَیْهِ تُحْشَرُوْنَ۝۷۹

It is He who multiplied you on the earth, and it will be before Him that you will be gathered.

وَ هُوَ الَّذِیْ یُحْیٖ وَ یُمِیْتُ وَ لَهُ اخْتِلَافُ الَّیْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ ؕ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ۝۸۰

It is He who gives you life and death, and His the alternation of night and day. Even then you do not understand,