Chapter 43, 89 verses
Ha - Mim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ha. Mim.
Hameem
By the Book that makes things clear, -
By the Scripture which maketh plain,
Waalkitabi almubeeni
We have made it a Qur'an in Arabic, that ye may be able to understand (and learn wisdom).
Lo! We have appointed it a Lecture, in Arabic that haply ye may understand.
Inna jaAAalnahu quranan AAarabiyyan laAAallakum taAAqiloona
And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book, in Our Presence, high (in dignity), full of wisdom.
And Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive.
Wainnahu fee ommi alkitabi ladayna laAAaliyyun hakeemun
Shall We then take away the Message from you and repel (you), for that ye are a people transgressing beyond bounds?
Shall We utterly ignore you because ye are a wanton folk ?
Afanadribu AAankumu alththikra safhan an kuntum qawman musrifeena
But how many were the prophets We sent amongst the peoples of old?
How many a prophet did We send among the men of old!
Wakam arsalna min nabiyyin fee alawwaleena
And never came there a prophet to them but they mocked him.
And never came there unto them a prophet but they used to mock him.
Wama yateehim min nabiyyin illa kanoo bihi yastahzioona
So We destroyed (them) - stronger in power than these; - and (thus) has passed on the Parable of the peoples of old.
Then We destroyed men mightier than these in prowess; and the example of the men of old hath gone (before them).
Faahlakna ashadda minhum batshan wamada mathalu alawwaleena
If thou wert to question them, 'Who created the heavens and the earth?' They would be sure to reply, 'they were created by (Him), the Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge'; -
And if thou (Muhammad) ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely answer: The Mighty, the Knower created them;
Walain saaltahum man khalaqa alssamawati waalarda layaqoolunna khalaqahunna alAAazeezu alAAaleemu
(Yea, the same that) has made for you the earth (like a carpet) spread out, and has made for you roads (and channels) therein, in order that ye may find guidance (on the way);
Who made the earth a resting - place for you, and placed roads for you therein, that haply ye may find your way;
Allathee jaAAala lakumu alarda mahdan wajaAAala lakum feeha subulan laAAallakum tahtadoona
That sends down (from time to time) rain from the sky in due measure; - and We raise to life therewith a land that is dead; even so will ye be raised (from the dead); -
And Who sendeth down water from the sky in (due) measure, and We revive a dead land therewith. Even so will ye be brought forth;
Waallathee nazzala mina alssamai maan biqadarin faansharna bihi baldatan maytan kathalika tukhrajoona
That has created pairs in all things, and has made for you ships and cattle on which ye ride,
He Who created all the pairs, and appointed for you ships and cattle whereupon ye ride.
Waallathee khalaqa alazwaja kullaha wajaAAala lakum mina alfulki waalanAAami ma tarkaboona
In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, and when so seated, ye may celebrate the (kind) favour of your Lord, and say, "Glory to Him Who has subjected these to our (use), for we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves),
That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);
Litastawoo AAala thuhoorihi thumma tathkuroo niAAmata rabbikum itha istawaytum AAalayhi wataqooloo subhana allathee sakhkhara lana hatha wama kunna lahu muqrineena
"And to our Lord, surely, must we turn back!"
And lo! unto our Lord we surely are returning.
Wainna ila rabbina lamunqaliboona
Yet they attribute to some of His servants a share with Him (in his godhead)! truly is man a blasphemous ingrate avowed!
And they allot to Him a portion of His bondmen! Lo! man is verily a mere ingrate.
WajaAAaloo lahu min AAibadihi juzan inna alinsana lakafoorun mubeenun
What! has He taken daughters out of what He himself creates, and granted to you sons for choice?
Or chooseth He daughters of all that He hath created, and honoureth He you with sons ?
Ami ittakhatha mimma yakhluqu banatin waasfakum bialbaneena
When news is brought to one of them of (the birth of) what he sets up as a likeness to (Allah) Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief!
And if one of them hath tidings of that which he likeneth to the Beneficent One, his countenance becometh black and he is full of inward rage.
Waitha bushshira ahaduhum bima daraba lilrrahmani mathalan thalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheemun
Is then one brought up among trinkets, and unable to give a clear account in a dispute (to be associated with Allah)?
(Liken they then to Allah) that which is bred up in outward show, and in dispute cannot make itself plain ?
Awaman yunashshao fee alhilyati wahuwa fee alkhisami ghayru mubeenin
And they make into females angels who themselves serve Allah. Did they witness their creation? Their evidence will be recorded, and they will be called to account!
And they make the angels, who are the slaves of the Beneficent, females. Did they witness their creation ? Their testimony will be recorded and they will be questioned.
WajaAAaloo almalaikata allatheena hum AAibadu alrrahmani inathan ashahidoo khalqahum satuktabu shahadatuhum wayusaloona
("Ah!") they say, "If it had been the will of (Allah) Most Gracious, we should not have worshipped such (deities)!" Of that they have no knowledge! they do nothing but lie!
And they say: If the Beneficent One had (so) willed, we should not have worshipped them. They have no knowledge whatsoever of that. They do but guess.
Waqaloo law shaa alrrahmanu ma AAabadnahum ma lahum bithalika min AAilmin in hum illa yakhrusoona
What! have We given them a Book before this, to which they are holding fast?
Or have We given them any scripture before (this Qur'an) so that they are holding fast thereto ?
Am ataynahum kitaban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikoona
Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps."
Nay, for they say only: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footprints.
Bal qaloo inna wajadna abaana AAala ommatin wainna AAala atharihim muhtadoona
Just in the same way, whenever We sent a Warner before thee to any people, the wealthy ones among them said: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we will certainly follow in their footsteps."
And even so We sent not a warner before thee (Muhammad) into any township but its luxurious ones said: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are following their footprints.
Wakathalika ma arsalna min qablika fee qaryatin min natheerin illa qala mutrafooha inna wajadna abaana AAala ommatin wainna AAala atharihim muqtadoona
He said: "What! Even if I brought you better guidance than that which ye found your fathers following?" They said: "For us, we deny that ye (prophets) are sent (on a mission at all)."
(And the warner) said: What! Even though I bring you better guidance than that ye found your fathers following ? They answered: Lo! in what ye bring we are disbelievers.
Qala awalaw jitukum biahda mimma wajadtum AAalayhi abaakum qaloo inna bima orsiltum bihi kafiroona
So We exacted retribution from them: now see what was the end of those who rejected (Truth)!
So We requited them. Then see the nature of the consequence for the rejecters!
Faintaqamna minhum faonthur kayfa kana AAaqibatu almukaththibeena
Behold! Abraham said to his father and his people: "I do indeed clear myself of what ye worship:
And when Abraham said unto his father and his folk: Lo! I am innocent of what ye worship
Waith qala ibraheemu liabeehi waqawmihi innanee baraon mimma taAAbudoona
"(I worship) only Him Who made me, and He will certainly guide me."
Save Him Who did create me, for He will surely guide me.
Illa allathee fataranee fainnahu sayahdeeni
And he left it as a Word to endure among those who came after him, that they may turn back (to Allah).
And he made it a word enduring among his seed, that haply they might return.
WajaAAalaha kalimatan baqiyatan fee AAaqibihi laAAallahum yarjiAAoona
Yea, I have given the good things of this life to these (men) and their fathers, until the Truth has come to them, and a messenger making things clear.
Nay, but I let these and their fathers enjoy life (only) till there should come unto them the Truth and a messenger making plain.
Bal mattaAAtu haolai waabaahum hatta jaahumu alhaqqu warasoolun mubeenun
But when the Truth came to them, they said: "This is sorcery, and we do reject it."
And now that the Truth hath come unto them they say: This is mere magic, and lo! we are disbelievers therein.
Walamma jaahumu alhaqqu qaloo hatha sihrun wainna bihi kafiroona
Also, they say: "Why is not this Qur'an sent down to some leading man in either of the two (chief) cities?"
And they say: If only this Qur'an had been revealed to some great man of the two towns ?
Waqaloo lawla nuzzila hatha alquranu AAala rajulin mina alqaryatayni AAatheemun
Is it they who would portion out the Mercy of thy Lord? It is We Who portion out between them their livelihood in the life of this world: and We raise some of them above others in ranks, so that some may command work from others. But the Mercy of thy Lord is better than the (wealth) which they amass.
Is it they who apportion thy Lord's mercy ? We have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of the world, and raised some of them above others in rank that some of them may take labour from others; and the mercy of thy Lord is better than (the wealth) that they amass.
Ahum yaqsimoona rahmata rabbika nahnu qasamna baynahum maAAeeshatahum fee alhayati alddunya warafaAAna baAAdahum fawqa baAAdin darajatin liyattakhitha baAAduhum baAAdan sukhriyyan warahmatu rabbika khayrun mimma yajmaAAoona
And were it not that (all) men might become of one (evil) way of life, We would provide, for everyone that blasphemes against (Allah) Most Gracious, silver roofs for their houses and (silver) stair - ways on which to go up,
And were it not that mankind would have become one community, We might well have appointed, for those who disbelieve in the Beneficent, roofs of silver for their houses and stairs (of silver) whereby to mount,
Walawla an yakoona alnnasu ommatan wahidatan lajaAAalna liman yakfuru bialrrahmani libuyootihim suqufan min fiddatin wamaAAarija AAalayha yathharoona
And (silver) doors to their houses, and thrones (of silver) on which they could recline,
And for their houses doors (of silver) and couches of silver whereon to recline,
Walibuyootihim abwaban wasururan AAalayha yattakioona
And also adornments of gold. But all this were nothing but conveniences of the present life: The Hereafter, in the sight of thy Lord is for the Righteous.
And ornaments of gold. Yet all that would have been but a provision of the life of the world. And the Hereafter with your Lord would have been for those who keep from evil.
Wazukhrufan wain kullu thalika lamma mataAAu alhayati alddunya waalakhiratu AAinda rabbika lilmuttaqeena
If anyone withdraws himself from remembrance of (Allah) Most Gracious, We appoint for him an evil one, to be an intimate companion to him.
And he whose sight is dim to the remembrance of the Beneficent, We assign unto him a devil who becometh his comrade;
Waman yaAAshu AAan thikri alrrahmani nuqayyid lahu shaytanan fahuwa lahu qareenun
Such (evil ones) really hinder them from the Path, but they think that they are being guided aright!
And lo! they surely turn them from the way of Allah, and yet they deem that they are rightly guided;
Wainnahum layasuddoonahum AAani alssabeeli wayahsaboona annahum muhtadoona
At length, when (such a one) comes to Us, he says (to his evil companion): "Would that between me and thee were the distance of East and West!" Ah! evil is the companion (indeed)!
Till, when he cometh unto Us, he saith (unto his comrade): Ah, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two horizons - an evil comrade!
Hatta itha jaana qala ya layta baynee wabaynaka buAAda almashriqayni fabisa alqareenu
When ye have done wrong, it will avail you nothing, that Day, that ye shall be partners in Punishment!
And it profiteth you not this day, because ye did wrong, that ye will be sharers in the doom.
Walan yanfaAAakumu alyawma ith thalamtum annakum fee alAAathabi mushtarikoona
Canst thou then make the deaf to hear, or give direction to the blind or to such as (wander) in manifest error?
Canst thou (Muhammad) make the deaf to hear, or canst thou guide the blind or him who is in error manifest ?
Afaanta tusmiAAu alssumma aw tahdee alAAumya waman kana fee dalalin mubeenin
Even if We take thee away, We shall be sure to exact retribution from them,
And if We take thee away, We surely shall take vengeance on them,
Faimma nathhabanna bika fainna minhum muntaqimoona
Or We shall show thee that (accomplished) which We have promised them: for verily We shall prevail over them.
Or (if) We show thee that wherewith We threaten them; for lo! We have complete command of them.
Aw nuriyannaka allathee waAAadnahum fainna AAalayhim muqtadiroona
So hold thou fast to the Revelation sent down to thee; verily thou art on a Straight Way.
So hold thou fast to that which is inspired in thee. Lo! thou art on a right path.
Faistamsik biallathee oohiya ilayka innaka AAala siratin mustaqeemin
The (Qur'an) is indeed the message, for thee and for thy people; and soon shall ye (all) be brought to account.
And lo! it is in truth a Reminder for thee and for thy folk; and ye will be questioned.
Wainnahu lathikrun laka waliqawmika wasawfa tusaloona
And question thou our messengers whom We sent before thee; did We appoint any deities other than (Allah) Most Gracious, to be worshipped?
And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped beside the Beneficent ?
Waisal man arsalna min qablika min rusulina ajaAAalna min dooni alrrahmani alihatan yuAAbadoona
We did send Moses aforetime, with Our Signs, to Pharaoh and his Chiefs: He said, "I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds."
And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds.
Walaqad arsalna moosa biayatina ila firAAawna wamalaihi faqala innee rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena
But when he came to them with Our Signs, behold they ridiculed them.
But when he brought them Our tokens, behold! they laughed at them.
Falamma jaahum biayatina itha hum minha yadhakoona
We showed them Sign after Sign, each greater than its fellow, and We seized them with Punishment, in order that they might turn (to Us).
And every token that We showed them was greater than its sister (token), and We grasped them with the torment, that haply they might turn again.
Wama nureehim min ayatin illa hiya akbaru min okhtiha waakhathnahum bialAAathabi laAAallahum yarjiAAoona
And they said, "O thou sorcerer! Invoke thy Lord for us according to His covenant with thee; for we shall truly accept guidance."
And they said: O wizard! Entreat thy Lord for us by the pact that He hath made with thee. Lo! we verily will walk aright.
Waqaloo ya ayyuha alsahiru odAAu lana rabbaka bima AAahida AAindaka innana lamuhtadoona
But when We removed the Penalty from them, behold, they broke their word.
But when We eased them of the torment, behold! they broke their word.
Falamma kashafna AAanhumu alAAathaba itha hum yankuthoona
And Pharaoh proclaimed among his people, saying: "O my people! Does not the dominion of Egypt belong to me, (witness) these streams flowing underneath my (palace)? What! see ye not then?
And Pharaoh caused a proclamation to be made among his people saying: O my people! Is not mine the sovereignty of Egypt and these rivers flowing under me ? Can ye not then discern ?
Wanada firAAawnu fee qawmihi qala ya qawmi alaysa lee mulku misra wahathihi alanharu tajree min tahtee afala tubsiroona
"Am I not better than this (Moses), who is a contemptible wretch and can scarcely express himself clearly?
I am surely better than this fellow, who is despicable and can hardly make (his meaning) plain!
Am ana khayrun min hatha allathee huwa maheenun wala yakadu yubeenu
"Then why are not gold bracelets bestowed on him, or (why) come (not) with him angels accompanying him in procession?"
Why, then, have armlets of gold not been set upon him, or angels sent along with him ?
Falawla olqiya AAalayhi aswiratun min thahabin aw jaa maAAahu almalaikatu muqtarineena
Thus did he make fools of his people, and they obeyed him: truly were they a people rebellious (against Allah).
Thus he persuaded his people to make light (of Moses), and they obeyed him. Lo! they were a wanton folk.
Faistakhaffa qawmahu faataAAoohu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
When at length they provoked Us, We exacted retribution from them, and We drowned them all.
So, when they angered Us, We punished them and drowned them every one.
Falamma asafoona intaqamna minhum faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeena
And We made them (a people) of the Past and an Example to later ages.
And We made them a thing past, and an example for those after (them).
FajaAAalnahum salafan wamathalan lilakhireena
When (Jesus) the son of Mary is held up as an example, behold, thy people raise a clamour thereat (in ridicule)!
And when the son of Mary is quoted as an example, behold! the folk laugh out,
Walamma duriba ibnu maryama mathalan itha qawmuka minhu yasiddoona
And they say, "Are our gods best, or he?" This they set forth to thee, only by way of disputation: yea, they are a contentious people.
And say: Are our gods better, or is he ? They raise not the objection save for argument. Nay! but they are a contentious folk.
Waqaloo aalihatuna khayrun am huwa ma daraboohu laka illa jadalan bal hum qawmun khasimoona
He was no more than a servant: We granted Our favour to him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel.
He is nothing but a slave on whom We bestowed favour, and We made him a pattern for the Children of Israel.
In huwa illa AAabdun anAAamna AAalayhi wajaAAalnahu mathalan libanee israeela
And if it were Our Will, We could make angels from amongst you, succeeding each other on the earth.
And had We willed We could have set among you angels to be viceroys in the earth.
Walaw nashao lajaAAalna minkum malaikatan fee alardi yakhlufoona
And (Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of Judgment): therefore have no doubt about the (Hour), but follow ye Me: this is a Straight Way.
And lo! verily there is knowledge of the Hour. So doubt ye not concerning it, but follow Me. This is the right path.
Wainnahu laAAilmun lilssaAAati fala tamtarunna biha waittabiAAooni hatha siratun mustaqeemun
Let not the Evil One hinder you: for he is to you an enemy avowed.
And let not Satan turn you aside. Lo! he is an open enemy for you.
Wala yasuddannakumu alshshaytanu innahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeenun
When Jesus came with Clear Signs, he said: "Now have I come to you with Wisdom, and in order to make clear to you some of the (points) on which ye dispute: therefore fear Allah and obey me.
When Jesus came with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), he said: I have come unto you with wisdom, and to make plain some of that concerning which ye differ. So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
Walamma jaa AAeesa bialbayyinati qala qad jitukum bialhikmati waliobayyina lakum baAAda allathee takhtalifoona feehi faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
"For Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord: so worship ye Him: this is a Straight Way."
Lo! Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him. This is a right path.
Inna Allaha huwa rabbee warabbukum faoAAbudoohu hatha siratun mustaqeemun
But sects from among themselves fell into disagreement: then woe to the wrong - doers, from the Penalty of a Grievous Day!
But the factions among them differed. Then woe unto those who do wrong from the doom of a painful day.
Faikhtalafa alahzabu min baynihim fawaylun lillatheena thalamoo min AAathabi yawmin aleemin
Do they only wait for the Hour - that it should come on them all of a sudden, while they perceive not?
Await they aught save the Hour, that it shall come upon them suddenly, when they know not ?
Hal yanthuroona illa alssaAAata an tatiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroona
Friends on that day will be foes, one to another, - except the Righteous.
Friends on that day will be foes one to another, save those who kept their duty (to Allah).
Alakhillao yawmaithin baAAduhum libaAAdin AAaduwwun illa almuttaqeena
My devotees! no fear shall be on you that Day, nor shall ye grieve, -
O My slaves! For you there is no fear this day, nor is it ye who grieve;
Ya AAibadi la khawfun AAalaykumu alyawma wala antum tahzanoona
(Being) those who have believed in Our Signs and bowed (their wills to Ours) in Islam.
(Ye) who believed Our revelations and were self - surrendered,
Allatheena amanoo biayatina wakanoo muslimeena
Enter ye the Garden, ye and your wives, in (beauty and) rejoicing.
Enter the Garden, ye and your wives, to be made glad.
Odkhuloo aljannata antum waazwajukum tuhbaroona
To them will be passed round, dishes and goblets of gold: there will be there all that the souls could desire, all that their eyes could delight in: and ye shall abide therein (for eye).
Therein are brought round for them trays of gold and goblets, and therein is all that souls desire and eyes find sweet. And ye are immortal therein.
Yutafu AAalayhim bisihafin min thahabin waakwabin wafeeha ma tashtaheehi alanfusu watalaththu alaAAyunu waantum feeha khalidoona
Such will be the Garden of which ye are made heirs for your (good) deeds (in life).
This is the Garden which ye are made to inherit because of what ye used to do.
Watilka aljannatu allatee oorithtumooha bima kuntum taAAmaloona
Ye shall have therein abundance of fruit, from which ye shall have satisfaction.
Therein for you is fruit in plenty whence to eat.
Lakum feeha fakihatun katheeratun minha takuloona
The sinners will be in the Punishment of Hell, to dwell therein (for aye):
Lo! the guilty are immortal in hell's torment.
Inna almujrimeena fee AAathabi jahannama khalidoona
Nowise will the (Punishment) be lightened for them, and in despair will they be there overwhelmed.
It is not relaxed for them, and they despair therein.
La yufattaru AAanhum wahum feehi mublisoona
Nowise shall We be unjust to them: but it is they who have been unjust themselves.
We wronged them not, but they it was who did the wrong.
Wama thalamnahum walakin kanoo humu alththalimeena
They will cry: "O Malik! would that thy Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Nay, but ye shall abide!"
And they cry: O master! Let thy Lord make an end of us. He saith: Lo! here ye must remain.
Wanadaw ya maliku liyaqdi AAalayna rabbuka qala innakum makithoona
Verily We have brought the Truth to you: but most of you have a hatred for Truth.
We verily brought the Truth unto you, but ye were, most of you, averse to the Truth.
Laqad jinakum bialhaqqi walakinna aktharakum lilhaqqi karihoona
What! have they settled some plan (among themselves)? But it is We Who settle things.
Or do they determine any thing (against the Prophet) ? Lo! We (also) are determining.
Am abramoo amran fainna mubrimoona
Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private counsels? Indeed (We do), and Our messengers are by them, to record.
Or deem they that We cannot hear their secret thoughts and private confidences ? Nay, but Our envoys, present with them, do record.
Am yahsaboona anna la nasmaAAu sirrahum wanajwahum bala warusuluna ladayhim yaktuboona
Say: "If (Allah) Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship."
Say (O Muhammad): If the Beneficent One hath a son, then, I shall be first among the worshippers. (But there is no son).
Qul in kana lilrrahmani waladun faana awwalu alAAabideena
Glory to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne (of Authority)! (He is free) from the things they attribute (to him)!
Glorified be the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, from that which they ascribe (unto Him)!
Subhana rabbi alssamawati waalardi rabbi alAAarshi AAamma yasifoona
So leave them to babble and play (with vanities) until they meet that Day of theirs, which they have been promised.
So let them flounder (in their talk) and play until they meet the Day which they are promised.
Fatharhum yakhoodoo wayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee yooAAadoona
It is He Who is Allah in heaven and Allah on earth; and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge.
And He it is Who in the heaven is God, and in the earth God. He is the Wise, the Knower.
Wahuwa allathee fee alssamai ilahun wafee alardi ilahun wahuwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu
And blessed is He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all between them: with Him is the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment): and to Him shall ye be brought back.
And blessed be He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and with Whom is knowledge of the Hour, and unto Whom ye will be returned.
Watabaraka allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma waAAindahu AAilmu alssaAAati wailayhi turjaAAoona
And those whom they invoke besides Allah have no power of intercession; - only he who bears witness to the Truth, and they know (him).
And those unto whom they cry instead of Him possess no power of intercession, saving him who beareth witness unto the Truth knowingly.
Wala yamliku allatheena yadAAoona min doonihi alshshafaAAata illa man shahida bialhaqqi wahum yaAAlamoona
If thou ask them, who created them, they will certainly say, Allah: How then are they deluded away (from the Truth)?
And if thou ask them who created them, they will surely say: Allah. How then are they turned away ?
Walain saaltahum man khalaqahum layaqoolunna Allahu faanna yufakoona
(Allah has knowledge) of the (Prophet's) cry, "O my Lord! Truly these are people who will not believe!"
And he saith: O my Lord! Lo! these are a folk who believe not.
Waqeelihi yarabbi inna haolai qawmun la yuminoona
But turn away from them, and say "Peace!" But soon shall they know!
Then bear with them (O Muhammad) and say: Peace. But they will come to know.
Faisfah AAanhum waqul salamun fasawfa yaAAlamoona