Every time a messenger went to them, they ridiculed him.
وَما يَأتيهِم مِن رَسولٍ إِلّا كانوا بِهِ يَستَهزِءونَ
wa maa yaateehim mir Rasoolin illaa kaanoo bihee yastahzi’oon
Every time a messenger went to them, they ridiculed him.
وَما يَأتيهِم مِن رَسولٍ إِلّا كانوا بِهِ يَستَهزِءونَ
wa maa yaateehim mir Rasoolin illaa kaanoo bihee yastahzi’oon
We thus control the minds of the guilty.
كَذٰلِكَ نَسلُكُهُ فى قُلوبِ المُجرِمينَ
kazaalika naslukuhoo fee quloobil mujrimeen
Consequently, they cannot believe in him. This has been the system since the past generations.
لا يُؤمِنونَ بِهِ وَقَد خَلَت سُنَّةُ الأَوَّلينَ
laa yu’minoona bihee wa qad khalat sunnatul awwaleen
Even if we opened for them a gate into the sky, through which they climb;
وَلَو فَتَحنا عَلَيهِم بابًا مِنَ السَّماءِ فَظَلّوا فيهِ يَعرُجونَ
wa law fatahnaa ‘alaihim baabam minas samaaa’i fazaloo feehi ya’rujoon
they will say, “Our eyes have been deceived. We have been bewitched.”
لَقالوا إِنَّما سُكِّرَت أَبصٰرُنا بَل نَحنُ قَومٌ مَسحورونَ
laqaaloo innamaa sukkirat absaarunaa bal nahnu qawmum mashooroon
We placed galaxies in the sky, and adorned it for the beholders.
وَلَقَد جَعَلنا فِى السَّماءِ بُروجًا وَزَيَّنّٰها لِلنّٰظِرينَ
wa laqad ja’alnaa fissamaaa’i buroojanw wa zaiyannaahaa linnaazireen
And we guarded it against every rejected devil.
وَحَفِظنٰها مِن كُلِّ شَيطٰنٍ رَجيمٍ
wa hafiznaahaa min kulli Shaitaanir rajeem
If any of them sneaks around to listen, a mighty projectile will chase him back.
إِلّا مَنِ استَرَقَ السَّمعَ فَأَتبَعَهُ شِهابٌ مُبينٌ
illaa manis taraqas sam’a fa atba’ahoo shihaabum mubeen
As for the earth, we constructed it, and placed on it stabilizers (mountains), and we grew on it a perfect balance of everything.
وَالأَرضَ مَدَدنٰها وَأَلقَينا فيها رَوٰسِىَ وَأَنبَتنا فيها مِن كُلِّ شَىءٍ مَوزونٍ
wal arda madadnaahaa wa alqainaa feehaa rawaasiya wa ambatnaa feehaa min kulli shai’im mawzoon
We made it habitable for you,* and for creatures you do not provide for.
وَجَعَلنا لَكُم فيها مَعٰيِشَ وَمَن لَستُم لَهُ بِرٰزِقينَ
wa ja’alnaa lakum feehaa ma’aayisha wa mal lastum lahoo biraaziqeen
*15:20 When we send astronauts into space, we provide them with precisely measured quantities of food, water, and oxygen. God created the spaceship Earh with billions of astronauts who work and reproduce; He supplied them with a self-supporting system that generates oxygen, fresh water, and a great variety of delicious foods and drinks.