70. Mearixh · verses 37–41

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).