وَأَلَّوِ ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰهُم مَّآءً غَدَقٗا
(72:16) If5 people were to keep firmly to the Right Way, We would
have vouchsafed them abundant rain6
have vouchsafed them abundant rain6
لِّنَفۡتِنَهُمۡ فِيهِۚ وَمَن يُعۡرِضۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسۡلُكۡهُ عَذَابٗا صَعَدٗا
(72:17) so that We might try them through this bounty.7 Whoso
turns away from the remembrance of his Lord,8 He will cause him
to suffer a grievous chastisement;
turns away from the remembrance of his Lord,8 He will cause him
to suffer a grievous chastisement;
وَأَنَّ ٱلۡمَسَٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدۡعُواْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدٗا
(72:18) and that “mosques belong to Allah, so do not invoke anyone with Him”;9
وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبۡدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدۡعُوهُ كَادُواْ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيۡهِ لِبَدٗا
(72:19) and when Allah's servant0 stood up to call on Him, they
well-nigh swarmed him.
well-nigh swarmed him.
قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَدۡعُواْ رَبِّي وَلَآ أُشۡرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدٗا
(72:20) Say, (O Prophet): “I call on my Lord alone, and I do not associate
aught with Him in His Divinity.”1
aught with Him in His Divinity.”1