All faces will submit to the Living, the Eternal, and those who are burdened by their transgressions will fail.
وَعَنَتِ الوُجوهُ لِلحَىِّ القَيّومِ وَقَد خابَ مَن حَمَلَ ظُلمًا
wa ‘anatil wujoohu lil Haiiyil Qaiyoomi wa qad khaaba man hamala zulmaa
All faces will submit to the Living, the Eternal, and those who are burdened by their transgressions will fail.
وَعَنَتِ الوُجوهُ لِلحَىِّ القَيّومِ وَقَد خابَ مَن حَمَلَ ظُلمًا
wa ‘anatil wujoohu lil Haiiyil Qaiyoomi wa qad khaaba man hamala zulmaa
As for those who worked righteousness, while believing, they will have no fear of injustice or adversity.
وَمَن يَعمَل مِنَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤمِنٌ فَلا يَخافُ ظُلمًا وَلا هَضمًا
wa mai ya’mal minas saalihaati wa huwa mu’minun falaa yakhaafu zulmanw wa laa hadmaa
We thus revealed it, an Arabic Quran, and we cited in it all kinds of prophecies, that they may be saved, or it may cause them to take heed.
وَكَذٰلِكَ أَنزَلنٰهُ قُرءانًا عَرَبِيًّا وَصَرَّفنا فيهِ مِنَ الوَعيدِ لَعَلَّهُم يَتَّقونَ أَو يُحدِثُ لَهُم ذِكرًا
wa kazaalika anzalnaahu Qur-aanan ‘Arabiyyanw wa sarrafnaa fee hi minal wa’eedi la’allahum yattaqoona aw yuhdisu lahum zikraa
Most Exalted is God, the only true King. Do not rush into uttering the Quran before it is revealed to you, and say, “My Lord, increase my knowledge.”
فَتَعٰلَى اللَّهُ المَلِكُ الحَقُّ وَلا تَعجَل بِالقُرءانِ مِن قَبلِ أَن يُقضىٰ إِلَيكَ وَحيُهُ وَقُل رَبِّ زِدنى عِلمًا
fata’aalal laahul Malikul Haqq; wa laa ta’jal bil Quraani min qabli ai yuqdaaa ilaika wahyuhoo wa qur Rabbi zidnee ‘ilmaa
(Humans Fail to Make a Firm Stand*)
We tested Adam in the past, but he forgot, and we found him indecisive.
وَلَقَد عَهِدنا إِلىٰ ءادَمَ مِن قَبلُ فَنَسِىَ وَلَم نَجِد لَهُ عَزمًا
wa laqad ‘ahidnaaa ilaaa Aadama min qablu fanasiya wa lam najid lahoo ‘azmaa
*20:115 When Satan challenged God’s absolute authority (38:69), you and I did not make a firm stand against Satan. God is giving us a chance, on this earth, to redeem ourselves by denouncing Satan and upholding God’s absolute authority (Appendix 7).
Recall that we said to the angels, “Fall prostrate before Adam.” They fell prostrate, except Satan; he refused.
وَإِذ قُلنا لِلمَلٰئِكَةِ اسجُدوا لِـٔادَمَ فَسَجَدوا إِلّا إِبليسَ أَبىٰ
wa iz qulnaa lilma laaa’ikatis judoo li Aadama fasajadooo illaaa Ibleesa; abaa
We then said, “O Adam, this is an enemy of you and your wife. Do not let him evict you from Paradise, lest you become miserable.
فَقُلنا يٰـٔادَمُ إِنَّ هٰذا عَدُوٌّ لَكَ وَلِزَوجِكَ فَلا يُخرِجَنَّكُما مِنَ الجَنَّةِ فَتَشقىٰ
faqulnaa yaaa Aadamu inna haazaa ‘aduwwul laka wa lizawjika falaa yukhrijan nakumaa minal Jannati fatashqaa
“You are guaranteed never to hunger therein, nor go unsheltered.
إِنَّ لَكَ أَلّا تَجوعَ فيها وَلا تَعرىٰ
innaa laka allaa tajoo’a feeha wa laa ta’raa
“Nor will you thirst therein, nor suffer from any heat.”
وَأَنَّكَ لا تَظمَؤُا۟ فيها وَلا تَضحىٰ
wa annaka laa tazma’u feehaa wa laa tadhaa
But the devil whispered to him, saying, “O Adam, let me show you the tree of eternity and unending kingship.”
فَوَسوَسَ إِلَيهِ الشَّيطٰنُ قالَ يٰـٔادَمُ هَل أَدُلُّكَ عَلىٰ شَجَرَةِ الخُلدِ وَمُلكٍ لا يَبلىٰ
fa waswasa ilaihish Shaitaanu qaala yaaa Aadamu hal adulluka ‘alaa shajaratil khuldi wa mulkil laa yablaa