Verse 70:38 in Context
Translator
Abdel Haleem
34
وَٱلَّذِینَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ یُحَافِظُونَ ٣٤
wa-alladhīna hum ʿalā ṣalātihim yuḥāfiẓūn
and are steadfast in their prayers
35
أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ فِی جَنَّـٰتࣲ مُّكۡرَمُونَ ٣٥
ulāika fī jannātin muk'ramūn
They will be honoured in Gardens of bliss
36
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهۡطِعِینَ ٣٦
famāli alladhīna kafarū qibalaka muh'ṭiʿīn
What is wrong with the disbelievers? Why do they rush to peer at you [Prophet]
37
عَنِ ٱلۡیَمِینِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِینَ ٣٧
ayaṭmaʿu kullu im'ri-in min'hum an yud'khala jannata naʿīmi
from right and left, in crowds
38
أَیَطۡمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِىࣲٕ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن یُدۡخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِیمࣲ ٣٨
AyatmaAAu kullu imri-in minhum an yudkhala jannata naAAeemin
Does every one of them expect to enter a Garden of bliss
39
كَلَّاۤۖ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَـٰهُم مِّمَّا یَعۡلَمُونَ ٣٩
kallā innā khalaqnāhum mimmā yaʿlamūn
No! We created them from the substance they know
40
فَلَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَـٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَـٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَـٰدِرُونَ ٤٠
falā uq'simu birabbi l-mashāriqi wal-maghāribi innā laqādirūn
and, by the Lord of every sunrise and sunset, We have the powe
41
عَلَىٰۤ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَیۡرࣰا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِینَ ٤١
fadharhum yakhūḍū wayalʿabū ḥattā yulāqū yawmahumu alladhī yūʿadūn
to substitute for them others better than they are- nothing can prevent Us from doing this
42
فَذَرۡهُمۡ یَخُوضُوا۟ وَیَلۡعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ یُلَـٰقُوا۟ یَوۡمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِی یُوعَدُونَ ٤٢
Fatharhum yakhoodoo wayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee yooAAadoona
So leave them to wallow in idle talk, until they come face to face with their promised Day
Get a Print Copy
Support the Author
As an Amazon Associate, ParallelQuran earns from qualifying purchases.