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67. Waqala allatheena kafaroo a-itha kunna turaban waabaona a-inna lamukhrajoona
67. The Unbelievers say: "What! when we become dust,- we and our fathers,- shall we really be raised (from the dead)?
68. Laqad wuAAidna hatha nahnu waabaona min qablu in hatha illa asateeru al-awwaleena
68. "It is true we were promised this,- we and our fathers before (us): these are nothing but tales of the ancients."
69. Qul seeroo fee al-ardi faonthuroo kayfa kana AAaqibatu almujrimeena
69. Say: "Go ye through the earth and see what has been the end of those guilty (of sin)."
70. Wala tahzan AAalayhim wala takun fee dayqin mimma yamkuroona
70. But grieve not over them, nor distress thyself because of their plots.
71. Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena
71. They also say: "When will this promise (come to pass)? (Say) if ye are truthful."
72. Qul AAasa an yakoona radifa lakum baAAdu allathee tastaAAjiloona
72. Say: "It may be that some of the events which ye wish to hasten on may be (close) in your pursuit!"
73. Wa-inna rabbaka lathoo fadlin AAala alnnasi walakinna aktharahum la yashkuroona
73. But verily thy Lord is full of grace to mankind: Yet most of them are ungrateful.
74. Wa-inna rabbaka layaAAlamu ma tukinnu sudooruhum wama yuAAlinoona
74. And verily thy Lord knoweth all that their hearts do hide. As well as all that they reveal.
75. Wama min gha-ibatin fee alssama-i waal-ardi illa fee kitabin mubeenin
75. Nor is there aught of the unseen, in heaven or earth, but is (recorded) in a clear record.
76. Inna hatha alqur-ana yaqussu AAala banee isra-eela akthara allathee hum feehi yakhtalifoona
76. Verily this Qur'an doth explain to the Children of Israel most of the matters in which they disagree.
77. Wa-innahu lahudan warahmatun lilmu/mineena
77. And it certainly is a Guide and a Mercy to those who believe.
78. Inna rabbaka yaqdee baynahum bihukmihi wahuwa alAAazeezu alAAaleemu
78. Verily thy Lord will decide between them by His Decree: and He is Exalted in Might, All-Knowing.
79. Fatawakkal AAala Allahi innaka AAala alhaqqi almubeeni
79. So put thy trust in Allah. for thou art on (the path of) manifest Truth.
80. Innaka la tusmiAAu almawta wala tusmiAAu alssumma aldduAAaa itha wallaw mudbireena
80. Truly thou canst not cause the dead to listen, nor canst thou cause the deaf to hear the call, (especially) when they turn back in retreat.
81. Wama anta bihadee alAAumyi AAan dalalatihim in tusmiAAu illa man yu/minu bi-ayatina fahum muslimoona
81. Nor canst thou be a guide to the blind, (to prevent them) from straying: only those wilt thou get to listen who believe in Our Signs, and they will bow in Islam.
82. Wa-itha waqaAAa alqawlu AAalayhim akhrajna lahum dabbatan mina al-ardi tukallimuhum anna alnnasa kanoo bi-ayatina la yooqinoona
82. And when the Word is fulfilled against them (the unjust), we shall produce from the earth a beast to (face) them: He will speak to them, for that mankind did not believe with assurance in Our Signs.