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39:41

Indeed WeWe revealedto youthe Bookfor [the] mankindﱆﱇin truthSo whoeveraccepts guidanceﱊﱋthen (it is) for his souland whoevergoes astraythen onlyhe straysﱐﱑagainst his (soul)And notyou(are) over thema manager(41)

Surely We have revealed to you the Book ˹O Prophet˺ with the truth for humanity. So whoever chooses to be guided, it is for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. You are not a keeper over them.

39:42

Allahtakesthe souls(at the) time(of) their deathand the one who(does) notdieinﱠﱡtheir sleepThen He keepsthe one whomHe has decreedfor themthe deathand sendsthe othersfora termﱫﱬspecifiedIndeedinthatsurely (are) signsfor a peoplewho ponder(42)

˹It is˺ Allah ˹Who˺ calls back the souls ˹of people˺ upon their death as well as ˹the souls˺ of the living during their sleep. Then He keeps those for whom He has ordained death, and releases the others until ˹their˺ appointed time. Surely in this are signs for people who reflect.

39:43

Orhave they takenbesidesbesidesAllahﱹﱺintercessorsSayEven thoughthey werenotﱿpossessinganythingand notthey understand(43)

Or have they taken others besides Allah as intercessors? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹Would they do so,˺ even though those ˹idols˺ have neither authority nor intelligence?”

39:44

SayTo Allah (belongs)the intercessionﲇﲈallFor Him(is the) dominion(of) the heavensﲌﲍand the earthThento Himyou will be returned(44)

Say, “All intercession belongs to Allah ˹alone˺. To Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.”

39:45

And whenAllah is mentionedAllah is mentionedAloneshrink with aversion(the) hearts(of) those who(do) notbelieveﲛﲜin the Hereafterand whenare mentionedthosebesides Himbesides HimbeholdTheyrejoice(45)

Yet when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who disbelieve in the Hereafter are filled with disgust. But as soon as those ˹gods˺ other than Him are mentioned, they are filled with joy.

39:46

SayO AllahCreator(of) the heavensand the earthKnower(of) the unseenand the witnessedYouwill judgebetweenYour slavesinwhatthey used tothereindiffer(46)

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O Allah—Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the seen and unseen! You will judge between Your servants regarding their differences.”

39:47

And ifAnd ifthose whodid wrong(had) whatever(is) inthe earthﲿalland (the) like of itwith itthey would ransomwith itfrom(the) evil(of) the punishment(on the) Dayﳈﳉ(of) the ResurrectionAnd (will) appearto themfromAllahwhatnotthey hadtaken into account(47)

Even if the wrongdoers were to possess everything in the world twice over, they would certainly offer it to ransom themselves from the horrible punishment on Judgment Day, for they will see from Allah what they had never expected.