44. Duhan · verses 26–36

وَزُرُوعٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ

WazurooAAin wamaqamin kareemin

And corn-fields and noble buildings,

وَنَعۡمَةٖ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ

WanaAAmatin kanoo feeha fakiheena

And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!

كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ

Kathalika waawrathnaha qawman akhareena

Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)!

فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ

Fama bakat AAalayhimu alssamao waalardu wama kanoo munthareena

And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again).

وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ

Walaqad najjayna banee israeela mina alAAathabi almuheeni

We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,

مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

Min firAAawna innahu kana AAaliyan mina almusrifeena

Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.

وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Walaqadi ikhtarnahum AAala AAilmin AAala alAAalameena

And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٞاْ مُّبِينٌ

Waataynahum mina alayati ma feehi balaon mubeenun

And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ

Inna haolai layaqooloona

As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:

إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ

In hiya illa mawtatuna aloola wama nahnu bimunshareena

"There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.

فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Fatoo biabaina in kuntum sadiqeena

"Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"