إِنِّيٓ إِذٗا لَّفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ
(36:24) Surely in that case0 I should indeed be in evident error.
إِنِّيٓ ءَامَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمۡ فَٱسۡمَعُونِ
(36:25) I believe in your Lord;1 so listen to me.”
قِيلَ ٱدۡخُلِ ٱلۡجَنَّةَۖ قَالَ يَٰلَيۡتَ قَوۡمِي يَعۡلَمُونَ
(36:26) (Eventually they killed him and he was told): “Enter Paradise.”2
The man exclaimed: “Would that my people knew
The man exclaimed: “Would that my people knew
بِمَا غَفَرَ لِي رَبِّي وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ
(36:27) for what reason Allah has forgiven me and placed me among the honoured
ones.”3
ones.”3
۞وَمَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ مِن جُندٖ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا كُنَّا مُنزِلِينَ
(36:28) After him, We did not send down any hosts from the heaven; We stood
in no need to send down any host.
in no need to send down any host.
إِن كَانَتۡ إِلَّا صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَإِذَا هُمۡ خَٰمِدُونَ
(36:29) There was but a single Blast and suddenly they became silent and
still.4
still.4