37. Safat · verses 124–128

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).