Verse 37:166 in Context
Translator
Abdel Haleem
162
مَاۤ أَنتُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ بِفَـٰتِنِینَ ١٦٢
mā antum ʿalayhi bifātinīn
can lure away from God an
163
إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِیمِ ١٦٣
illā man huwa ṣāli l-jaḥīm
except those who will burn in Hell
164
وَمَا مِنَّاۤ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامࣱ مَّعۡلُومࣱ ١٦٤
wamā minnā illā lahu maqāmun maʿlūmu
[The angels say], ‘Every single one of us has his appointed place
165
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّاۤفُّونَ ١٦٥
wa-innā lanaḥnu l-ṣāfūn
we are ranged in ranks
166
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ ١٦٦
wa-innā lanaḥnu l-musabiḥūn
We glorify God.’
167
وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَیَقُولُونَ ١٦٧
wa-in kānū layaqūlūn
[The disbelievers] used to say
168
لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ١٦٨
law anna ʿindanā dhik'ran mina l-awalīn
‘If only we had a scripture like previous people
169
لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِینَ ١٦٩
lakunnā ʿibāda l-lahi l-mukh'laṣīn
we would be true servants of God,’
170
فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ یَعۡلَمُونَ ١٧٠
fakafarū bihi fasawfa yaʿlamūn
yet now they reject [the Quran]. They will soon realize
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