فَلَيۡسَ لَهُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٞ
(69:35) Today he has been left here friendless;
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنۡ غِسۡلِينٖ
(69:36) and has no food except the filth from the washing of wounds,
لَّا يَأۡكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡخَٰطِـُٔونَ
(69:37) which only the sinners will eat.”
فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَا تُبۡصِرُونَ
(69:38) But no;1 I swear by what you see,
وَمَا لَا تُبۡصِرُونَ
(69:39) and by what you do not see,
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ
(69:40) that this is the speech of an honourable Messenger,2
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرٖۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ
(69:41) not the speech of a poet. Little do you believe!3
وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنٖۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
(69:42) Nor is this the speech of a soothsayer. Little do you reflect!