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And that weamong us(are) Muslimsand among usﱅﱆ(are) unjustAnd whoeversubmitsthen thosehave sought(the) right path(14)

And among us are those who have submitted ˹to Allah˺ and those who are deviant. So ˹as for˺ those who submitted, it is they who have attained Right Guidance.

72:15

And as forthe unjustthey will befor Hellfirewood(15)

And as for the deviant, they will be fuel for Hell.’”

72:16

And that ifthey had remainedonthe Waysurely We (would) have given them to drinkwater(in) abundance(16)

Had the deniers followed the Right Way, We would have certainly granted them abundant rain to drink—

72:17

That We might test themﱜﱝthereinAnd whoeverturns awayfromthe Remembrance(of) his LordHe will make him entera punishmentsevere(17)

as a test for them.1 And whoever turns away from the remembrance of their Lord will be admitted by Him into an overwhelming punishment.

72:18

And thatthe masjids(are) for Allahso (do) notcallwithAllahanyone(18)

The places of worship are ˹only˺ for Allah, so do not invoke anyone besides Him.

72:19

And thatwhenstood up(the) slave(of) Allahcalling (upon) Himthey almostbecamearound hima compacted mass(19)

Yet when the servant of Allah1 stood up calling upon Him ˹alone˺, the pagans almost swarmed over him.

72:20

SayOnlyI call uponmy Lordﱿand notI associatewith Himanyone(20)

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I call only upon my Lord, associating none with Him ˹in worship˺.”

72:21

SayIndeed, I(do) notpossessfor youany harmand notright path(21)

Say, “It is not in my power to harm or benefit you.”

72:22

SayIndeed Inevercan protect mefromAllahanyoneand nevercan I findfrombesides Himany refuge(22)

Say, “No one can protect me from Allah ˹if I were to disobey Him˺, nor can I find any refuge other than Him.

72:23

But(the) notificationfromAllahﲞﲟand His MessagesAnd whoeverdisobeysAllahand His Messengerthen indeedfor him(is the) Fire(of) Hell(they will) abidethereinforever(23)

˹My duty is˺ only to convey ˹the truth˺ from Allah and ˹deliver˺ His messages.” And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger will certainly be in the Fire of Hell, to stay there for ever and ever.

72:24

Untilwhenthey seewhatthey are promisedthen they will knowwho(is) weaker(in) helpersand fewer(in) number(24)

Only when they see what they have been threatened with will they know who is weaker in helpers and inferior in manpower.

72:25

SayNotI knowwhether is nearwhatyou are promisedor (whether)ﲿwill appointfor itmy Lorda (distant) term(25)

Say, “I do not know if what you are promised is near or my Lord has set a distant time for it.

72:26

(The) All-Knower(of) the unseenso notHe revealsfromHis unseen(to) anyone(26)

˹He is the˺ Knower of the unseen, disclosing none of it to anyone,

72:27

ExceptwhomHe has approvedofa Messengerand indeed, Hemakes to marchfrombeforehimand frombehind hima guard(27)

except messengers of His choice. Then He appoints angel-guards before and behind them

72:28

That He may make evidentthatindeedthey have conveyed(the) Messages(of) their Lordand He has encompassedwhat(is) with themand He takes account(of) allthings(in) number(28)

to ensure that the messengers fully deliver the messages of their Lord—though He ˹already˺ knows all about them, and keeps account of everything.”