وَ قَالُوْا لَوْ لَا نُزِّلَ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنُ عَلٰی رَجُلٍ مِّنَ الْقَرْیَتَیْنِ عَظِیْمٍ۝۳۱

They also said: "Why was this Qur´an not sent down to some great man of the two cities?"

اَهُمْ یَقْسِمُوْنَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ ؕ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَیْنَهُمْ مَّعِیْشَتَهُمْ فِی الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا وَ رَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجٰتٍ لِّیَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا سُخْرِیًّا ؕ وَ رَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَیْرٌ مِّمَّا یَجْمَعُوْنَ۝۳۲

Are they the ones who dispense the favour of your Lord? It is He who apportions the means of livelihood among them in this world, and raises some in position over the others to make some others submissive. The favours of your Lord are better than what they amass.

وَ لَوْ لَاۤ اَنْ یَّكُوْنَ النَّاسُ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَنْ یَّكْفُرُ بِالرَّحْمٰنِ لِبُیُوْتِهِمْ سُقُفًا مِّنْ فِضَّةٍ وَّ مَعَارِجَ عَلَیْهَا یَظْهَرُوْنَۙ۝۳۳

Had it not been that all people would become one community (of unbelievers), We might have given those who disbelieve in Ar-Rahman roofs of silver for their dwellings and (silver) stairs for mounting,

وَ لِبُیُوْتِهِمْ اَبْوَابًا وَّ سُرُرًا عَلَیْهَا یَتَّكِـُٔوْنَۙ۝۳۴

And doors (of silver) for their houses, (silver) couches for reclining,

وَ زُخْرُفًا ؕ وَ اِنْ كُلُّ ذٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَاعُ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ؕ وَ الْاٰخِرَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِیْنَ۠۝۳۵

And ornaments of gold. But all this would have been nothing but the vanity of this world. The Hereafter with your Lord is for those who take heed for themselves and follow the straight path.

وَ مَنْ یَّعْشُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمٰنِ نُقَیِّضْ لَهٗ شَیْطٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهٗ قَرِیْنٌ۝۳۶

We shall attach to him who goes blind to the remembrance of Ar-Rahman a devil as companion, --

وَ اِنَّهُمْ لَیَصُدُّوْنَهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِیْلِ وَ یَحْسَبُوْنَ اَنَّهُمْ مُّهْتَدُوْنَ۝۳۷

Surely the (devils) obstruct them from the path, though they think they are rightly guided, --

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ یٰلَیْتَ بَیْنِیْ وَ بَیْنَكَ بُعْدَ الْمَشْرِقَیْنِ فَبِئْسَ الْقَرِیْنُ۝۳۸

Until when he comes before Us he will say (to the devil): "Would to God there was a distance of the East and West between you and me, for you were an evil companion!"

وَ لَنْ یَّنْفَعَكُمُ الْیَوْمَ اِذْ ظَّلَمْتُمْ اَنَّكُمْ فِی الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُوْنَ۝۳۹

But nothing will avail you on that day, for you were unjust, and you will be partners in the punishment.

اَفَاَنْتَ تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ اَوْ تَهْدِی الْعُمْیَ وَ مَنْ كَانَ فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِیْنٍ۝۴۰

Can you make the deaf to hear, or show the blind, and those lost in clear error, the way?