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سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ﴿١٦﴾

We shall brand him on the nose.

إِنَّا بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ﴿١٧﴾

Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning,

وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ﴿١٨﴾

And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ﴿١٩﴾

Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept

فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ﴿٢٠﴾

And in the morning it was as if plucked.

فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ﴿٢١﴾

And they cried out one unto another in the morning,

أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ﴿٢٢﴾

Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit).

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ﴿٢٣﴾

So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:

أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ﴿٢٤﴾

No needy man shall enter it to-day against you.

وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ﴿٢٥﴾

They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ﴿٢٦﴾

But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error!

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ﴿٢٧﴾

Nay, but we are desolate!

قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ﴿٢٨﴾

The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)?

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ﴿٢٩﴾

They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers.

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ﴿٣٠﴾

Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching.

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِينَ﴿٣١﴾

They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous.

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ﴿٣٢﴾

It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord.

كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ﴿٣٣﴾

Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ﴿٣٤﴾

Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord.

أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ﴿٣٥﴾

Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty?

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ﴿٣٦﴾

What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge!

أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ﴿٣٧﴾

Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn

إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ﴿٣٨﴾

That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose?

أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَـٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ﴿٣٩﴾

Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain?

سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ﴿٤٠﴾

Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!

أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِينَ﴿٤١﴾

Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ﴿٤٢﴾

On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,