that you will have whatever you choose?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or do you have oaths binding on Us until the Day of Judgment that you will have whatever you decide?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Ask them ˹O Prophet˺ which of them can guarantee all that.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or do they have associate-gods ˹supporting this claim˺? Then let them bring forth their associate-gods, if what they say is true.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Beware of˺ the Day the Shin ˹of Allah˺ will be bared,1 and the wicked will be asked to prostrate, but they will not be able to do so,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
with eyes downcast, totally covered with disgrace. For they were ˹always˺ called to prostrate ˹in the world˺ when they were fully capable ˹but they chose not to˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So leave to Me ˹O Prophet˺ those who reject this message. We will gradually draw them to destruction in ways they cannot comprehend.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
I ˹only˺ delay their end for a while, but My planning is flawless.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or are you asking them for a reward ˹for the message˺ so that they are overburdened by debt?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or do they have access to ˹the Record in˺ the unseen, so they copy it ˹for all to see˺?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So be patient with your Lord’s decree, and do not be like ˹Jonah,˺ the Man of the Whale, who cried out ˹to Allah˺, in total distress.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran