وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَۖ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدٗا
(72:11) and that “some of us are upright and some of us are otherwise for
we follow widely divergent paths”;1
we follow widely divergent paths”;1
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعۡجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَن نُّعۡجِزَهُۥ هَرَبٗا
(72:12) and that “we thought that we will neither be able to frustrate Allah
on earth, nor frustrate Him by flight”;2
on earth, nor frustrate Him by flight”;2
وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعۡنَا ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦۖ فَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِرَبِّهِۦ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخۡسٗا وَلَا رَهَقٗا
(72:13) and that “when we heard the teaching of the Right Way we came to
believe in it; he who believes in His Lord shall have no fear of suffering loss
or being subjected to any injustice”;3
believe in it; he who believes in His Lord shall have no fear of suffering loss
or being subjected to any injustice”;3
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلۡمُسۡلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَۖ فَمَنۡ أَسۡلَمَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ تَحَرَّوۡاْ رَشَدٗا
(72:14) and that “among us some are Muslims (Those who have submitted to
Allah), and some of us are deviant. So those who became Muslims found the Right
Course;
Allah), and some of us are deviant. So those who became Muslims found the Right
Course;
وَأَمَّا ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُواْ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبٗا
(72:15) but those who deviated from the Truth, will be the fuel for Hell.”4