41:12

ﱁThen He completed themﱂ(as) sevenﱃheavensﱄinﱅtwo periodsﱆand He revealedﱇinﱈeachﱉheavenﱊﱋits affairﱌAnd We adornedﱍthe heavenﱎ[the world]ﱏwith lampsﱐﱑand (to) guardﱒThatﱓ(is the) Decreeﱔ(of) the All-Mightyﱕthe All-Knowerﱖ(12)

So He formed the heaven into seven heavens in two Days, assigning to each its mandate. And We adorned the lowest heaven with ˹stars like˺ lamps ˹for beauty˺ and for protection. That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing.”1

41:13

ﱗBut ifﱘthey turn awayﱙthen sayﱚI have warned youﱛ(of) a thunderboltﱜlikeﱝ(the) thunderboltﱞ(of) Aadﱟand Thamudﱠ(13)

If they turn away, then say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I warn you of a ˹mighty˺ blast, like the one that befell ’Ȃd and Thamûd.”

41:14

ﱡWhenﱢcame to themﱣthe Messengersﱤfrom before themﱥfrom before themﱦfrom before themﱧand fromﱨbehind themﱩ(saying) "Do notﱪworshipﱫexceptﱬﱭAllahﱮThey saidﱯIfﱰ(had) willedﱱour Lordﱲsurely, He (would have) sent downﱳAngelsﱴSo indeed, weﱵin whatﱶyou have been sentﱷwithﱸ(are) disbelieversﱹ(14)

The messengers had come to them from all angles, ˹proclaiming,˺ “Worship none but Allah.” They responded, “Had our Lord willed, He could have easily sent down angels ˹instead˺. So we totally reject what you have been sent with.”

41:15

ﱺThen as forﱻAadﱼthey were arrogantﱽinﱾthe landﱿwithoutﲀ[the] rightﲁand they saidﲂWhoﲃ(is) mightierﲄthan usﲅﲆ(in) strengthﲇDo notﲈthey seeﲉthatﲊAllahﲋthe One Whoﲌcreated themﲍHeﲎ(is) Mightierﲏthan themﲐﲑ(in) strengthﲒBut they used toﲓin Our Signsﲔdenyﲕ(15)

As for ’Ȃd, they acted arrogantly throughout the land with no right, boasting, “Who is superior to us in might?” Did they not see that Allah ˹Himself˺, Who created them, was far superior to them in might? Still they persisted in denying Our signs.

41:16

ﲖSo We sentﲗupon themﲘa windﲙfuriousﲚinﲛ(the) daysﲜ(of) misfortuneﲝthat We may make them tasteﲞ(the) punishmentﲟ(of) disgraceﲠinﲡthe lifeﲢﲣ(of) the worldﲤAnd surely, (the) punishmentﲥ(of) the Hereafterﲦﲧ(is) more disgracingﲨand theyﲩwill not be helpedﲪwill not be helpedﲫ(16)

So We sent against them a furious wind,1 for ˹several˺ miserable days, to make them taste a humiliating punishment in this worldly life. But far more humiliating will be the punishment of the Hereafter. And they will not be helped.

41:17

ﲬAnd as forﲭThamudﲮWe guided themﲯbut they preferredﲰ[the] blindnessﲱoverﲲthe guidanceﲳso seized themﲴa thunderboltﲵ(of) the punishmentﲶhumiliatingﲷfor whatﲸthey used toﲹearnﲺ(17)

As for Thamûd, We showed them guidance, but they preferred blindness over guidance. So the blast of a disgracing punishment overtook them for what they used to commit.

41:18

ﲻAnd We savedﲼthose whoﲽbelievedﲾand used toﲿfear (Allah)ﳀ(18)

And We delivered those who were faithful and were mindful ˹of Allah˺.

41:19

ﳁAnd (the) Dayﳂwill be gatheredﳃ(the) enemiesﳄ(of) Allahﳅtoﳆthe Fireﳇthen theyﳈwill be assembled in rowsﳉ(19)

˹Consider˺ the Day ˹when˺ the enemies of Allah will be gathered for the Fire, all driven in ranks.

41:20

ﳊUntilﳋwhenﳌwhenﳍthey come to itﳎ(will) testifyﳏagainst themﳐtheir hearingﳑand their sightﳒand their skinsﳓ(as) to whatﳔthey used toﳕdoﳖ(20)

When they reach it, their ears, eyes, and skin will testify against what they used to do.1