23. Muminun · verses 52–66

وَإِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمۡ أُمَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمۡ فَٱتَّقُونِ

Wainna hathihi ommatukum ommatan wahidatan waana rabbukum faittaqooni

And verily this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood, and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore fear Me (and no other).

فَتَقَطَّعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُم بَيۡنَهُمۡ زُبُرٗاۖ كُلُّ حِزۡبِۭ بِمَا لَدَيۡهِمۡ فَرِحُونَ

FataqattaAAoo amrahum baynahum zuburan kullu hizbin bima ladayhim farihoona

But people have cut off their affair (of unity), between them, into sects: each party rejoices in that which is with itself.

فَذَرۡهُمۡ فِي غَمۡرَتِهِمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

Fatharhum fee ghamratihim hatta heenin

But leave them in their confused ignorance for a time.

أَيَحۡسَبُونَ أَنَّمَا نُمِدُّهُم بِهِۦ مِن مَّالٖ وَبَنِينَ

Ayahsaboona annama numidduhum bihi min malin wabaneena

Do they think that because We have granted them abundance of wealth and sons,

نُسَارِعُ لَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِۚ بَل لَّا يَشۡعُرُونَ

NusariAAu lahum fee alkhayrati bal la yashAAuroona

We would hasten them on in every good? Nay, they do not understand.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنۡ خَشۡيَةِ رَبِّهِم مُّشۡفِقُونَ

Inna allatheena hum min khashyati rabbihim mushfiqoona

Verily those who live in awe for fear of their Lord;

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ يُؤۡمِنُونَ

Waallatheena hum biayati rabbihim yuminoona

Those who believe in the Signs of their Lord;

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِرَبِّهِمۡ لَا يُشۡرِكُونَ

Waallatheena hum birabbihim la yushrikoona

Those who join not (in worship) partners with their Lord;

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡتُونَ مَآ ءَاتَواْ وَّقُلُوبُهُمۡ وَجِلَةٌ أَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمۡ رَٰجِعُونَ

Waallatheena yutoona ma ataw waquloobuhum wajilatun annahum ila rabbihim rajiAAoona

And those who dispense their charity with their hearts full of fear, because they will return to their Lord;-

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِي ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ وَهُمۡ لَهَا سَٰبِقُونَ

Olaika yusariAAoona fee alkhayrati wahum laha sabiqoona

It is these who hasten in every good work, and these who are foremost in them.

وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا وُسۡعَهَاۚ وَلَدَيۡنَا كِتَٰبٞ يَنطِقُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ

Wala nukallifu nafsan illa wusAAaha waladayna kitabun yantiqu bialhaqqi wahum la yuthlamoona

On no soul do We place a burden greater than it can bear: before Us is a record which clearly shows the truth: they will never be wronged.

بَلۡ قُلُوبُهُمۡ فِي غَمۡرَةٖ مِّنۡ هَٰذَا وَلَهُمۡ أَعۡمَٰلٞ مِّن دُونِ ذَٰلِكَ هُمۡ لَهَا عَٰمِلُونَ

Bal quloobuhum fee ghamratin min hatha walahum aAAmalun min dooni thalika hum laha AAamiloona

But their hearts are in confused ignorance of this; and there are, besides that, deeds of theirs, which they will (continue) to do,-

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَخَذۡنَا مُتۡرَفِيهِم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ إِذَا هُمۡ يَجۡـَٔرُونَ

Hatta itha akhathna mutrafeehim bialAAathabi itha hum yajaroona

Until, when We seize in Punishment those of them who received the good things of this world, behold, they will groan in supplication!

لَا تَجۡـَٔرُواْ ٱلۡيَوۡمَۖ إِنَّكُم مِّنَّا لَا تُنصَرُونَ

La tajaroo alyawma innakum minna la tunsaroona

(It will be said): "Groan not in supplication this day: for ye shall certainly not be helped by Us.

قَدۡ كَانَتۡ ءَايَٰتِي تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَكُنتُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡقَٰبِكُمۡ تَنكِصُونَ

Qad kanat ayatee tutla AAalaykum fakuntum AAala aAAqabikum tankisoona

"My Signs used to be rehearsed to you, but ye used to turn back on your heels-