37. Safat · verses 121–131

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena

Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.

إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Innahuma min AAibadina almumineena

For they were two of our believing Servants.

وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Wainna ilyasa lamina almursaleena

So also was Elias among those sent (by Us).

إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Ith qala liqawmihi ala tattaqoona

Behold, he said to his people, "Will ye not fear (Allah)?

أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ

AtadAAoona baAAlan watatharoona ahsana alkhaliqeena

"Will ye call upon Baal and forsake the Best of Creators,-

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Allaha rabbakum warabba abaikumu alawwaleena

"Allah, your Lord and Cherisher and the Lord and Cherisher of your fathers of old?"

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

Fakaththaboohu fainnahum lamuhdaroona

But they rejected him, and they will certainly be called up (for punishment),-

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illa AAibada Allahi almukhlaseena

Except the sincere and devoted Servants of Allah (among them).

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Watarakna AAalayhi fee alakhireena

And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times:

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ

Salamun AAala il yaseena

"Peace and salutation to such as Elias!"

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena

Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.