37. Safat · verses 123–125

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,-