إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
truly they were among Our faithful servants.
وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Elijah too was one of the messengers.
إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
He said to his people, ‘Have you no fear of God?
أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ
How can you invoke Baal and forsake the Most Gracious Creator,
ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
God, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?’
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ
but they rejected him. They will be brought to punishment as a consequence;
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
not so the true servants of God.
وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
We let him be praised by succeeding generations:
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ
‘Peace be to Elijah!’
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
This is how We reward those who do good: