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53. Hal yan
th
uroona illa ta/weelahu yawma ya/tee ta/weeluhu yaqoolu allatheena
nasoohu min qablu qad jaat rusulu rabbina bi
a
lhaqqi fahal lana min shufaAAaa
fayashfaAAoo lana aw nuraddu fanaAAmala ghayra allathee kunna naAAmalu qad
khasiroo anfusahum wadalla AAanhum ma kanoo yaftaroon
a
53. Do they just wait for the final fulfilment of the event? On the day the event is finally
fulfilled, those who disregarded it before will say: "The apostles of our Lord did indeed
bring true (tidings). Have we no intercessors now to intercede on our behalf? Or could we
be sent back? then should we behave differently from our behaviour in the past." In fact
they will have lost their souls, and the things they invented will leave them in the lurch.
Section 7 (54-58)
54. Inna rabbakumu Allahu allathee khalaqa a
l
ssamawati wa
a
l-arda fee sittati ayyamin
thumma istawa AAala alAAarshi yughshee allayla a
l
nnahara yatlubuhu hatheethan
wa
al
shshamsa wa
a
lqamara wa
al
nnujooma musakhkharatin bi-amrihi ala lahu alkhalqu
wa
a
l-amru tabaraka Allahu rabbu alAAalameen
a
54. Your Guardian-Lord is God, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and
is firmly established on the throne (of authority): He draweth the night as a veil o'er the
day, each seeking the other in rapid succession: He created the sun, t he moon, and the
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