For they used to be prideful among their people,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
— Saheeh International
thinking they would never return ˹to Allah˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
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Yes ˹they would˺! Surely their Lord has always been All-Seeing of them.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever, of him, Seeing.
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So, I do swear by the twilight!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So I swear by the twilight glow
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And by the night and whatever it envelops!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And [by] the night and what it envelops
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And by the moon when it waxes full!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
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You will certainly pass from one state to another.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
[That] you will surely embark upon [i.e., experience] state after state.1
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So what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
— Saheeh International
and when the Quran is recited to them, they do not bow down ˹in submission˺?1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And when the Qur’ān is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
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In fact, the disbelievers persist in denial.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But those who have disbelieved deny,
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But Allah knows best whatever they hide.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
— Saheeh International