وَ لَوْ یُعَجِّلُ اللّٰهُ لِلنَّاسِ الشَّرَّ اسْتِعْجَالَهُمْ بِالْخَیْرِ لَقُضِیَ اِلَیْهِمْ اَجَلُهُمْ ؕ فَنَذَرُ الَّذِیْنَ لَا یَرْجُوْنَ لِقَآءَنَا فِیْ طُغْیَانِهِمْ یَعْمَهُوْنَ۝۱۱

If God were to hasten the evil, as men try to hasten the good, their term would come to end. So We leave those who do not expect to meet Us to wander perplexed in transgression.

وَ اِذَا مَسَّ الْاِنْسَانَ الضُّرُّ دَعَانَا لِجَنْۢبِهٖۤ اَوْ قَاعِدًا اَوْ قَآىِٕمًا ۚ فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُ ضُرَّهٗ مَرَّ كَاَنْ لَّمْ یَدْعُنَاۤ اِلٰی ضُرٍّ مَّسَّهٗ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ زُیِّنَ لِلْمُسْرِفِیْنَ مَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ۝۱۲

When man is afflicted with adversity he calls to Us, whether lying on his side, or sitting or standing. But when We take away his troubles, he moves away, as though he had never called to Us in affliction. In the same way, attractive have been made their deeds to the prodigals.

وَ لَقَدْ اَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُوْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوْا ۙ وَ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ وَ مَا كَانُوْا لِیُؤْمِنُوْا ؕ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِی الْقَوْمَ الْمُجْرِمِیْنَ۝۱۳

How many generations did We lay low before you when they became wilfully unjust. Their apostles had brought clear proofs to them, yet they never believed. So We punished the sinful people.

ثُمَّ جَعَلْنٰكُمْ خَلٰٓىِٕفَ فِی الْاَرْضِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنْظُرَ كَیْفَ تَعْمَلُوْنَ۝۱۴

Then We appointed you leaders in the land after them to see how you behaved.

وَ اِذَا تُتْلٰی عَلَیْهِمْ اٰیَاتُنَا بَیِّنٰتٍ ۙ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ لَا یَرْجُوْنَ لِقَآءَنَا ائْتِ بِقُرْاٰنٍ غَیْرِ هٰذَاۤ اَوْ بَدِّلْهُ ؕ قُلْ مَا یَكُوْنُ لِیْۤ اَنْ اُبَدِّلَهٗ مِنْ تِلْقَآئِ نَفْسِیْ ۚ اِنْ اَتَّبِعُ اِلَّا مَا یُوْحٰۤی اِلَیَّ ۚ اِنِّیْۤ اَخَافُ اِنْ عَصَیْتُ رَبِّیْ عَذَابَ یَوْمٍ عَظِیْمٍ۝۱۵

When Our clear messages are recited to them, those who do not hope to meet Us, say: "Bring a different Qur´an, or make amendments to this one." Say: "It is not for me to change it of my will. I follow (only) what is revealed to me. If I disobey my Lord, I fear the punishment of an awful Day."

قُلْ لَّوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ مَا تَلَوْتُهٗ عَلَیْكُمْ وَ لَاۤ اَدْرٰىكُمْ بِهٖ ۖؗ فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ فِیْكُمْ عُمُرًا مِّنْ قَبْلِهٖ ؕ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ۝۱۶

Say: "Had God pleased I would never have recited it to you, nor would He have given you comprehension of it. (Remember that I am one of you) and have lived a whole life with you before (its revelation). Even then you do not understand."

فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا اَوْ كَذَّبَ بِاٰیٰتِهٖ ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا یُفْلِحُ الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ۝۱۷

Who is more unjust than he who imputes lies to God or denies His revelations? The sinners will surely not be reprieved.

وَ یَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا یَضُرُّهُمْ وَ لَا یَنْفَعُهُمْ وَ یَقُوْلُوْنَ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ شُفَعَآؤُنَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ ؕ قُلْ اَتُنَبِّـُٔوْنَ اللّٰهَ بِمَا لَا یَعْلَمُ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ لَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ سُبْحٰنَهٗ وَ تَعٰلٰی عَمَّا یُشْرِكُوْنَ۝۱۸

They worship those besides God who cannot do them harm or bring them gain, and say: "These are our intercessors with God." Say: "Do you want to inform God of things in the heavens and the earth He does not know?" Glorious is He, and too exalted for what they associate with Him!

وَ مَا كَانَ النَّاسُ اِلَّاۤ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً فَاخْتَلَفُوْا ؕ وَ لَوْ لَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِیَ بَیْنَهُمْ فِیْمَا فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ۝۱۹

Men were once a community of one faith; but they differed (and followed different ways). Had it not been for the word proclaimed by your Lord before, their differences would have been resolved.

وَ یَقُوْلُوْنَ لَوْ لَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَیْهِ اٰیَةٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّهٖ ۚ فَقُلْ اِنَّمَا الْغَیْبُ لِلّٰهِ فَانْتَظِرُوْا ۚ اِنِّیْ مَعَكُمْ مِّنَ الْمُنْتَظِرِیْنَ۠۝۲۰

They say: "How is it that no sign was sent by his Lord (to His Prophet)?" Tell them: "Unknown things are only known to God. So watch and wait (for the sign); I am waiting and expecting with you."