37. Safat · verses 156–168

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ

Am lakum sultanun mubeenun

Or have ye an authority manifest?

فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Fatoo bikitabikum in kuntum sadiqeena

Then bring ye your Book (of authority) if ye be truthful!

وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

WajaAAaloo baynahu wabayna aljinnati nasaban walaqad AAalimati aljinnatu innahum lamuhdaroona

And they have invented a blood-relationship between Him and the Jinns: but the Jinns know (quite well) that they have indeed to appear (before his Judgment-Seat)!

سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Subhana Allahi AAamma yasifoona

Glory to Allah! (He is free) from the things they ascribe (to Him)!

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Illa AAibada Allahi almukhlaseena

Not (so do) the Servants of Allah, sincere and devoted.

فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

Fainnakum wama taAAbudoona

For, verily, neither ye nor those ye worship-

مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ

Ma antum AAalayhi bifatineena

Can lead (any) into temptation concerning Allah,

إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Illa man huwa sali aljaheemi

Except such as are (themselves) going to the blazing Fire!

وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

Wama minna illa lahu maqamun maAAloomun

(Those ranged in ranks say): "Not one of us but has a place appointed;

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ

Wainna lanahnu alssaffoona

"And we are verily ranged in ranks (for service);

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ

Wainna lanahnu almusabbihoona

"And we are verily those who declare (Allah´s) glory!"

وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ

Wain kanoo layaqooloona

And there were those who said,

لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Law anna AAindana thikran mina alawwaleena

"If only we had had before us a Message from those of old,