Verse 37:167 in Context

Translator Abdel Haleem
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 171 وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ ۝١٧١ walaqad sabaqat kalimatunā liʿibādinā l-mur'salīn Our word has already been given to Our servants the messengers

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