17:50

ﱁ ﱂSayﱃBeﱄstonesﱅorﱆironﱇ(50)

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹Yes, even if˺ you become stones, or iron,

17:51

ﱈOrﱉa creationﱊof whatﱋ(is) greatﱌinﱍﱎyour breastsﱏThen they will sayﱐWhoﱑﱒwill restore usﱓSayﱔHe Whoﱕcreated youﱖ(the) firstﱗﱘtimeﱙThen they will shakeﱚat youﱛtheir headsﱜand they sayﱝWhen (will)ﱞﱟit (be)ﱠSayﱡPerhapsﱢthatﱣ(it) will beﱤsoonﱥ(51)

or whatever you think is harder to bring to life!” Then they will ask ˹you˺, “Who will bring us back ˹to life˺?” Say, “The One Who created you the first time.” They will then shake their heads at you and ask, “When will that be?” Say, “Perhaps it is soon!”

17:52

ﱦ(On) the DayﱧHe will call youﱨand you will respondﱩwith His Praiseﱪand you will thinkﱫnotﱬyou had remainedﱭexceptﱮa little (while)ﱯ(52)

On the Day He will call you, you will ˹instantly˺ respond by praising Him,1 thinking you had remained ˹in the world˺ only for a little while.

17:53

ﱰAnd sayﱱto My slavesﱲ(to) sayﱳthatﱴwhichﱵﱶ(is) bestﱷIndeedﱸthe Shaitaanﱹsows discordﱺﱻbetween themﱼIndeedﱽthe Shaitaanﱾisﱿto the manﲀan enemyﲁclearﲂ(53)

Tell My ˹believing˺ servants to say only what is best. Satan certainly seeks to sow discord among them. Satan is indeed a sworn enemy to humankind.

17:54

ﲃYour Lordﲄ(is) most knowingﲅﲆof youﲇIfﲈHe willsﲉHe will have mercy on youﲊorﲋifﲌHe willsﲍﲎHe will punish youﲏAnd notﲐWe have sent youﲑover themﲒ(as) a guardianﲓ(54)

Your Lord knows you best. He may have mercy on you if He wills, or punish you if He wills. We have not sent you ˹O Prophet˺ as a keeper over them.

17:55

ﲔAnd your Lordﲕ(is) most knowingﲖof whoeverﲗ(is) inﲘthe heavensﲙﲚand the earthﲛAnd verilyﲜWe have preferredﲝsomeﲞ(of) the ProphetsﲟtoﲠﲡothersﲢAnd We gaveﲣDawoodﲤZaboorﲥ(55)

Your Lord knows best all those in the heavens and the earth. And We have surely favoured some prophets above others, and to David We gave the Psalms.1

17:56

ﲦSayﲧCallﲨthose whomﲩyou claimedﲪbesides Himﲫbesides Himﲬ[then] notﲭthey have powerﲮ(to) removeﲯthe misfortunesﲰfrom youﲱand notﲲ(to) transfer (it)ﲳ(56)

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Invoke those you claim ˹to be divine˺1 besides Him—they do not have the power to undo harm from you or transfer it ˹to someone else˺.”

17:57

ﲴThoseﲵwhomﲶthey callﲷseekﲸtoﲹtheir Lordﲺthe means of accessﲻwhich of themﲼ(is) nearestﲽand they hopeﲾ(for) His mercyﲿand fearﳀﳁHis punishmentﳂIndeedﳃ(the) punishmentﳄ(of) your Lordﳅisﳆ(ever) fearedﳇ(57)

˹Even˺ the closest ˹to Allah˺ of those invoked would be seeking a way to their Lord, hoping for His mercy, and fearing His punishment. Indeed, your Lord’s torment is fearsome.

17:58

ﳈAnd notﳉ(is) anyﳊtownﳋbutﳌWeﳍ(will) destroy itﳎbeforeﳏ(the) Dayﳐ(of) the Resurrectionﳑorﳒpunish itﳓwith a punishmentﳔﳕsevereﳖThat isﳗThat isﳘinﳙthe Bookﳚwrittenﳛ(58)

There is not a ˹wicked˺ society that We will not destroy or punish with a severe torment before the Day of Judgment. That is written in the Record.