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He(is) the One Whocreated youfromdustthenfroma semen-dropthenfroma clinging substancethenHe brings you out(as) a childthenlets you reachyour maturitythenlets you becomeﱔﱕold and among you(is he) whodiesbefore ﱚﱛbefore and lets you reacha termspecifiedand that you mayuse reason(67)

He is the One Who created you1 from dust, then from a sperm-drop,2 then ˹developed you into˺ a clinging clot,3 then He brings you forth as infants, so that you may reach your prime, and become old—though some of you ˹may˺ die sooner—reaching an appointed time, so perhaps you may understand ˹Allah’s power˺.

40:68

He(is) the One Whogives lifeﱥﱦand causes deathAnd whenHe decreesa matterthen onlyHe saysto itBeand it is(68)

He is the One Who gives life and causes death. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, “Be!” And it is!

40:69

Do notyou see[to]those whodisputeconcerning(the) Signs(of) AllahHowthey are turned away(69)

Have you not seen how those who dispute Allah’s signs are turned away?

40:70

Those whodenythe Bookand with whatﱿWe sentwith itﲁﲂOur Messengersbut soonthey will know(70)

˹They are˺ the ones who reject this Book and all ˹scriptures˺ We sent Our messengers with. So they will know ˹the consequences˺

40:71

Whenthe iron collars(will be) aroundtheir necksand the chainsthey will be dragged(71)

when shackles will be around their necks and chains ˹on their legs˺. They will be dragged

40:72

Inthe boiling watertheninthe Firethey will be burned(72)

through boiling water, then burned in the Fire ˹as fuel˺.

40:73

Thenit will be saidto themWhere(is) that whichyou used toassociate(73)

Then they will be asked, “Where are those ˹idols˺ you used to associate

40:74

Other thanOther thanﲞﲟAllahThey will sayThey have departedfrom usNayNotwe used to[we] callbeforebeforeﲩﲪanythingThusAllah lets go astrayAllah lets go astraythe disbelievers(74)

with Allah?” They will cry, “They have ˹all˺ failed us. In fact, we did not invoke anything ˹real˺ before.” This is how Allah leaves the disbelievers to stray.

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That wasbecauseyou used torejoiceinthe earthwithoutrightand becauseyou used tobe insolent(75)

˹They will be told,˺ “This ˹punishment˺ is for being prideful on earth unjustly and for acting arrogantly.

40:76

Enter(the) gates(of) Hellﲿ(to) abide foreverﳀﳁin itand wretched is(the) abode(of) the arrogant(76)

Enter the gates of Hell, to stay there forever. What an evil home for the arrogant!”

40:77

So be patientindeed(the) Promiseﳉﳊ(of) Allah(is) trueAnd whetherWe show yousome(of) whatWe have promised themorWe cause you to diethen to Usthey will be returned(77)

So be patient ˹O Prophet˺. Surely Allah’s promise is true. Whether We show you some of what We threaten them with, or cause you to die ˹before that˺, to Us they will ˹all˺ be returned.