42:16

ﱁAnd those whoﱂargueﱃconcerningﱄAllahﱅafterﱆafterﱇ[what]ﱈresponse has been made to Himﱉresponse has been made to Himﱊtheir argumentﱋ(is) invalidﱌwithﱍtheir Lordﱎand upon themﱏ(is) wrathﱐand for themﱑ(is) a punishmentﱒsevereﱓ(16)

As for those who dispute about Allah after He is ˹already˺ acknowledged ˹by many˺, their argument is futile in the sight of their Lord. Upon them is wrath, and they will suffer a severe punishment.

42:17

ﱔAllahﱕ(is) the One Whoﱖ(has) sent downﱗthe Bookﱘin truthﱙﱚand the BalanceﱛAnd whatﱜwill make you knowﱝPerhapsﱞthe Hourﱟ(is) nearﱠ(17)

It is Allah Who has revealed the Book with the truth and the balance ˹of justice˺. You never know, perhaps the Hour is near.

42:18

ﱡSeek to hastenﱢ[of] itﱣthose whoﱤ(do) notﱥbelieveﱦﱧin itﱨand those whoﱩbelieveﱪ(are) fearfulﱫof itﱬand knowﱭthat itﱮﱯ(is) the truthﱰUnquestionablyﱱindeedﱲthose whoﱳdisputeﱴconcerningﱵthe Hourﱶ(are) certainly inﱷerrorﱸfarﱹ(18)

Those who disbelieve in it ˹ask to˺ hasten it ˹mockingly˺. But the believers are fearful of it, knowing that it is the truth. Surely those who dispute about the Hour have gone far astray.

42:19

ﱺAllahﱻ(is) Subtleﱼwith His slavesﱽHe gives provisionﱾ(to) whomﱿﲀHe willsﲁAnd Heﲂ(is) the All-Strongﲃthe All-Mightyﲄ(19)

Allah is Ever Kind to His servants. He provides ˹abundantly˺ to whoever He wills. And He is the All-Powerful, Almighty.

42:20

ﲅWhoeverﲆisﲇdesiringﲈ(the) harvestﲉ(of) the Hereafter ﲊWe increaseﲋfor himﲌinﲍﲎhis harvestﲏAnd whoeverﲐisﲑdesiringﲒ(the) harvestﲓ(of) the worldﲔWe give himﲕof itﲖbut notﲗfor himﲘinﲙthe Hereafterﲚanyﲛshareﲜ(20)

Whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter, We will increase their harvest. And whoever desires ˹only˺ the harvest of this world, We will give them some of it, but they will have no share in the Hereafter.

42:21

ﲝOrﲞfor themﲟ(are) partnersﲠwho have ordainedﲡfor themﲢofﲣthe religionﲤwhatﲥnotﲦAllah has given permission of itﲧAllah has given permission of itﲨﲩAllah has given permission of itﲪAnd if notﲫ(for) a wordﲬdecisiveﲭsurely, it (would have) been judgedﲮﲯbetween themﲰAnd indeedﲱthe wrongdoersﲲfor themﲳ(is a) punishmentﲴpainfulﲵ(21)

Or do they have associate-gods who have ordained for them some ˹polytheistic˺ beliefs, which Allah has not authorized? Had it not been for ˹prior˺ decree on Judgment, the matter would have certainly been settled between them ˹at once˺. And surely the wrongdoers will suffer a painful punishment.

42:22

ﲶYou will seeﲷthe wrongdoersﲸfearfulﲹof whatﲺthey earnedﲻand itﲼ(will) befallﲽﲾ[on] themﲿAnd those whoﳀbelieveﳁand doﳂrighteous deedsﳃ(will be) inﳄflowering meadowsﳅﳆ(of) the Gardensﳇfor themﳈ(is) whateverﳉthey wishﳊwithﳋﳌtheir LordﳍThat ﳎitﳏ(is) the Bountyﳐthe Greatﳑ(22)

You will see the wrongdoers fearful ˹of the punishment˺ for what they committed but it will be inevitable for them, whereas those who believe and do good will be in the lush Gardens of Paradise. They will have whatever they desire from their Lord. That is ˹truly˺ the greatest bounty.