70. Mearixh · verses 33–41

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمۡ قَآئِمُونَ

Waallatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoona

And those who stand firm in their testimonies;

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ

Waallatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafithoona

And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship;-

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ فِي جَنَّٰتٖ مُّكۡرَمُونَ

Olaika fee jannatin mukramoona

Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss).

فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ قِبَلَكَ مُهۡطِعِينَ

Famali allatheena kafaroo qibalaka muhtiAAeena

Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee-

عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ

AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali AAizeena

From the right and from the left, in crowds?

أَيَطۡمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُدۡخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٖ

AyatmaAAu kullu imriin minhum an yudkhala jannata naAAeemin

Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss?

كـَلَّآۖ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ

Kalla inna khalaqnahum mimma yaAAlamoona

By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) they know!

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ

Fala oqsimu birabbi almashariqi waalmagharibi inna laqadiroona

Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly-

عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ

AAala an nubaddila khayran minhum wama nahnu bimasbooqeena

Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan).