فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
and neither you nor what you worship
مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ
can lure away from God any
إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
except those who will burn in Hell.
وَمَامِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ
[The angels say], ‘Every single one of us has his appointed place:
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ
we are ranged in ranks.
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ
We glorify God.’
وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ
[The disbelievers] used to say,
لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
‘If only we had a scripture like previous people,
لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
we would be true servants of God,’
فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ
yet now they reject [the Quran]. They will soon realize.
وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Our word has already been given to Our servants the messengers: