لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
(44:8) There is no god but He:7 He gives life and causes death.8
He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers of yore.9
He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers of yore.9
بَلۡ هُمۡ فِي شَكّٖ يَلۡعَبُونَ
(44:9) (But the fact is, they lack certainty) and frolic about in doubt.0
فَٱرۡتَقِبۡ يَوۡمَ تَأۡتِي ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٖ مُّبِينٖ
(44:10) So watch for the Day when the sky will come down with a pall of smoke,
يَغۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَۖ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ
(44:11) enveloping people. That will be a grievous scourge.
رَّبَّنَا ٱكۡشِفۡ عَنَّا ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤۡمِنُونَ
(44:12) (People will then say): “Our Lord, remove this scourge from us; we
shall believe.”
shall believe.”
أَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ وَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٞ مُّبِينٞ
(44:13) But how will they take heed? Such are they that a Messenger1
came to them clearly expounding the Truth,
came to them clearly expounding the Truth,