Had we sent upon them instead a yellow sandstorm, they would have continued to disbelieve.
وَلَئِن أَرسَلنا ريحًا فَرَأَوهُ مُصفَرًّا لَظَلّوا مِن بَعدِهِ يَكفُرونَ
wa la’in arsalnaa reehan fara awhu musfarral lazalloo mim ba’dihee yakfuroon
Had we sent upon them instead a yellow sandstorm, they would have continued to disbelieve.
وَلَئِن أَرسَلنا ريحًا فَرَأَوهُ مُصفَرًّا لَظَلّوا مِن بَعدِهِ يَكفُرونَ
wa la’in arsalnaa reehan fara awhu musfarral lazalloo mim ba’dihee yakfuroon
You cannot make the dead, nor the deaf, hear the call, once they turn away.
فَإِنَّكَ لا تُسمِعُ المَوتىٰ وَلا تُسمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعاءَ إِذا وَلَّوا مُدبِرينَ
fa innaka laa tusmi’ul mawtaa wa laa tusmi’us summad du’aaa’a izaa wallaw mudbireen
Nor can you guide the blind out of their straying. You can only be heard by those who believe in our revelations, and decide to become submitters.
وَما أَنتَ بِهٰدِ العُمىِ عَن ضَلٰلَتِهِم إِن تُسمِعُ إِلّا مَن يُؤمِنُ بِـٔايٰتِنا فَهُم مُسلِمونَ
wa maa anta bihaadil ‘umyi ‘an dalaalatihim in tusmi’u illaa mai yuminu bi aayaatinaa fahum muslimoon
(This Life is Very Short)
God is the One who created you weak, then granted you after the weakness strength, then substituted after the strength weakness and gray hair. He creates whatever He wills. He is the Omniscient, the Omnipotent.
اللَّهُ الَّذى خَلَقَكُم مِن ضَعفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِن بَعدِ ضَعفٍ قُوَّةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِن بَعدِ قُوَّةٍ ضَعفًا وَشَيبَةً يَخلُقُ ما يَشاءُ وَهُوَ العَليمُ القَديرُ
allahul lazee khalaqa kum min du’fin summa ja’ala mim ba’di du’fin quwwatan summa ja’ala mim ba’di quwwatin du’fanw wa shaibah; yakhluqu maa yashaaa’u wa Huwal ‘Aleemul Qadeer
On the day when the Hour comes to pass, the guilty will swear that they lasted (in this world) only one hour. That is how wrong they were.
وَيَومَ تَقومُ السّاعَةُ يُقسِمُ المُجرِمونَ ما لَبِثوا غَيرَ ساعَةٍ كَذٰلِكَ كانوا يُؤفَكونَ
wa Yawma taqoomus Saa’atu yuqsimul mujrimoona maa labisoo ghaira saa’ah; kazaalika kaanoo yu’fakoon
Those who are blessed with knowledge and faith will say, “You have lasted, according to God’s decree, until the Day of Resurrection. Now, this is the Day of Resurrection, but you failed to recognize it.”
وَقالَ الَّذينَ أوتُوا العِلمَ وَالإيمٰنَ لَقَد لَبِثتُم فى كِتٰبِ اللَّهِ إِلىٰ يَومِ البَعثِ فَهٰذا يَومُ البَعثِ وَلٰكِنَّكُم كُنتُم لا تَعلَمونَ
wa qaalal lazeena ootul ‘ilma wal eemaana laqad labistum fee kitaabil laahi ilaa yawmil ba’si fahaazaa yawmul ba’si wa laakinnakum kuntum laa ta’lamoon
Therefore, no apology, on that day, will benefit the transgressors, nor will they be excused.
فَيَومَئِذٍ لا يَنفَعُ الَّذينَ ظَلَموا مَعذِرَتُهُم وَلا هُم يُستَعتَبونَ
fa Yawma’izil laa yanfa’ul lazeena zalamoo ma’ziratu hum wa laa hum yusta’taboon
Thus, we have cited for the people in this Quran all kinds of examples. Yet, no matter what kind of proof you present to the disbelievers, they say, “You are falsifiers.”
وَلَقَد ضَرَبنا لِلنّاسِ فى هٰذَا القُرءانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ وَلَئِن جِئتَهُم بِـٔايَةٍ لَيَقولَنَّ الَّذينَ كَفَروا إِن أَنتُم إِلّا مُبطِلونَ
wa laqad darabnaa linnaasi fee haazal Quraani min kulli masal; wa la’in ji’tahum bi aayatil la yaqoolannal lazeena kafaroo in antum illaa mubtiloon
(Divine Intervention)
God thus seals the hearts of those who do not know.
كَذٰلِكَ يَطبَعُ اللَّهُ عَلىٰ قُلوبِ الَّذينَ لا يَعلَمونَ
kazaalika yatba’ul laahu ‘alaa quloobil lazeena laa ya’lamoon
Therefore, you shall steadfastly persevere – for God’s promise is the truth – and do not be intimidated by those who have not attained certainty.
فَاصبِر إِنَّ وَعدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَلا يَستَخِفَّنَّكَ الَّذينَ لا يوقِنونَ
fasbir inna wa’dal laahi haqqunw wa laa yastakhif fannakal lazeena laa yooqinoon