˹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
Had he not been shown grace by his Lord, he would have certainly been cast onto the open ˹shore˺, still blameworthy.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then his Lord chose him, making him one of the righteous.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The disbelievers would almost cut you down with their eyes when they hear ˹you recite˺ the Reminder,1 and say, “He is certainly a madman.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But it is simply a reminder to the whole world.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran