As-Saffat 37:151–180

37:151Page 451

أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ ١٥١

Unquestionably, it is out of their [invented] falsehood that they say,

37:152Page 451

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ١٥٢

"Allāh has begotten," and indeed, they are liars.

37:153Page 451

أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ ١٥٣

Has He chosen daughters over sons?

37:154Page 452

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ ١٥٤

What is [wrong] with you? How do you make judgement?

37:155Page 452

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ١٥٥

Then will you not be reminded?

37:156Page 452

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ ١٥٦

Or do you have a clear authority?¹

37:157Page 452

فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ١٥٧

Then produce your scripture, if you should be truthful.

37:158Page 452

وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ ١٥٨

And they have made [i.e., claimed] between Him and the jinn a lineage, but the jinn have already known that they [who made such claims] will be brought [to punishment].

37:159Page 452

سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ١٥٩

Exalted is Allāh above what they describe,

37:160Page 452

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ١٦٠

Except the chosen servants of Allāh [who do not share in that sin].

37:161–163Page 452

فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ ١٦١

So indeed, you [disbelievers] and whatever you worship,

مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ ١٦٢

You cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him

إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ١٦٣

Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire.¹

37:164–166Page 452

وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ ١٦٤

[The angels say],¹ "There is not among us any except that he has a known position.²

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ ١٦٥

And indeed, we are those who line up [for prayer].

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ ١٦٦

And indeed, we are those who exalt Allāh."

37:167Page 452

وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ ١٦٧

And indeed, they [i.e., the disbelievers] used to say,¹

37:168–169Page 452

لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٦٨

"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ١٦٩

We would have been the chosen servants of Allāh."

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فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ ١٧٠

But they disbelieved in it,¹ so they are going to know.

37:171–173Page 452

وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٧١

And Our word [i.e., decree] has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers,

إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ ١٧٢

[That] indeed, they would be those given victory

وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ ١٧٣

And [that] indeed, Our soldiers [i.e., the believers] will be those who overcome.¹

37:174–175Page 452

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ ١٧٤

So, [O Muḥammad], leave them for a time.

وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ ١٧٥

And see [what will befall] them, for they are going to see.

37:176–177Page 452

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ ١٧٦

Then for Our punishment are they impatient?

فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ ١٧٧

But when it descends in their territory, then evil is the morning of those who were warned.

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وَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ ١٧٨

And leave them for a time.

وَأَبۡصِرۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ ١٧٩

And see, for they are going to see.

37:180Page 452

سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلۡعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ١٨٠

Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe.