وَ جَعَلْنٰهُمْ اَىِٕمَّةً یَّدْعُوْنَ اِلَی النَّارِ ۚ وَ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ لَا یُنْصَرُوْنَ۝۴۱

We made them the leaders of those who call to Hell; and on the Day of Judgement they will not be helped.

وَ اَتْبَعْنٰهُمْ فِیْ هٰذِهِ الدُّنْیَا لَعْنَةً ۚ وَ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ هُمْ مِّنَ الْمَقْبُوْحِیْنَ۠۝۴۲

A curse lies upon them in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be despised.

وَ لَقَدْ اٰتَیْنَا مُوْسَی الْكِتٰبَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَاۤ اَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُوْنَ الْاُوْلٰی بَصَآىِٕرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَ هُدًی وَّ رَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ یَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ۝۴۳

After We had destroyed the earlier generations We gave Moses the Book as evidence for mankind, and a guidance and grace, so that they may remember.

وَ مَا كُنْتَ بِجَانِبِ الْغَرْبِیِّ اِذْ قَضَیْنَاۤ اِلٰی مُوْسَی الْاَمْرَ وَ مَا كُنْتَ مِنَ الشّٰهِدِیْنَۙ۝۴۴

You were not there on the western side (of Mount Sinai) when We gave the commandments to Moses, nor were you witness (to the event).

وَ لٰكِنَّاۤ اَنْشَاْنَا قُرُوْنًا فَتَطَاوَلَ عَلَیْهِمُ الْعُمُرُ ۚ وَ مَا كُنْتَ ثَاوِیًا فِیْۤ اَهْلِ مَدْیَنَ تَتْلُوْا عَلَیْهِمْ اٰیٰتِنَا ۙ وَ لٰكِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِیْنَ۝۴۵

We raised (many more) generations and prolonged their lives. You did not live with the people of Midian, nor recited to them Our revelations; but We kept on sending messengers.

وَ مَا كُنْتَ بِجَانِبِ الطُّوْرِ اِذْ نَادَیْنَا وَ لٰكِنْ رَّحْمَةً مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ لِتُنْذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّاۤ اَتٰىهُمْ مِّنْ نَّذِیْرٍ مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ۝۴۶

You were not present on the side of Mount Sinai when We called. And all this (knowledge that you are given) is by the grace of your Lord so that you may warn a people to whom no admonisher had come before you, that they may take heed;

وَ لَوْ لَاۤ اَنْ تُصِیْبَهُمْ مُّصِیْبَةٌۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ اَیْدِیْهِمْ فَیَقُوْلُوْا رَبَّنَا لَوْ لَاۤ اَرْسَلْتَ اِلَیْنَا رَسُوْلًا فَنَتَّبِعَ اٰیٰتِكَ وَ نَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ۝۴۷

And in case disaster comes upon them for what they have done themselves, they should say: "O Lord, why did You not send an apostle to us that we should have followed Your commands, and been with those who are believers;"

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا قَالُوْا لَوْ لَاۤ اُوْتِیَ مِثْلَ مَاۤ اُوْتِیَ مُوْسٰی ؕ اَوَ لَمْ یَكْفُرُوْا بِمَاۤ اُوْتِیَ مُوْسٰی مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ قَالُوْا سِحْرٰنِ تَظٰهَرَا ۥ۫ وَ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا بِكُلٍّ كٰفِرُوْنَ۝۴۸

But when the truth came to them from Us, they said: "Why is he not given the like of what was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve before in what was given to Moses? They said: "Both are imposters one like the other," and added: "We do not believe in either."

قُلْ فَاْتُوْا بِكِتٰبٍ مِّنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ هُوَ اَهْدٰی مِنْهُمَاۤ اَتَّبِعْهُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ۝۴۹

Say: "Then bring a Book from God which gives better guidance than these so that I may follow it, if you speak the truth."

فَاِنْ لَّمْ یَسْتَجِیْبُوْا لَكَ فَاعْلَمْ اَنَّمَا یَتَّبِعُوْنَ اَهْوَآءَهُمْ ؕ وَ مَنْ اَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ اتَّبَعَ هَوٰىهُ بِغَیْرِ هُدًی مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ۠۝۵۰

Then, if they cannot give you an answer, know that they are only following their lusts. And who can be farther astray than he who follows his lust without any guidance from God? And certainly God does not guide an unjust people.