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Sūra 17: Banī Isrā-īl, or the Children of Israel

Section 8 (71-77)


71. Yawma nadAAoo kulla onasin bi-imamihim faman ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi faola-ika yaqraoona kitabahum wala yuthlamoona fateelan

71. One day We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imams: those who are given their record in their right hand will read it (with pleasure), and they will not be dealt with unjustly in the least.


72. Waman kana fee hathihi aAAma fahuwa fee al-akhirati aAAma waadallu sabeelan

72. But those who were blind in this world, will be blind in the hereafter, and most astray from the Path.


73. Wa-in kadoo layaftinoonaka AAani allathee awhayna ilayka litaftariya AAalayna ghayrahu wa-ithan laittakhathooka khaleelan

73. And their purpose was to tempt thee away from that which We had revealed unto thee, to substitute in our name something quite different; (in that case), behold! they would certainly have made thee (their) friend!


74. Walawla an thabbatnaka laqad kidta tarkanu ilayhim shay-an qaleelan

74. And had We not given thee strength, thou wouldst nearly have inclined to them a little.


75. Ithan laathaqnaka diAAfa alhayati wadiAAfa almamati thumma la tajidu laka AAalayna naseeran

75. In that case We should have made thee taste an equal portion (of punishment) in this life, and an equal portion in death: and moreover thou wouldst have found none to help thee against Us!


76. Wa-in kadoo layastafizzoonaka mina al-ardi liyukhrijooka minha wa-ithan la yalbathoona khilafaka illa qaleelan

76. Their purpose was to scare thee off the land, in order to expel thee; but in that case they would not have stayed (therein) after thee, except for a little while.


77. Sunnata man qad arsalna qablaka min rusulina wala tajidu lisunnatina tahweelan

77. (This was Our) way with the apostles We sent before thee: thou wilt find no change in Our ways.


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