وَقَالَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
لَن
نُّؤۡمِنَ
بِهَٰذَا
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ
وَلَا
بِٱلَّذِي
بَيۡنَ
يَدَيۡهِۗ
وَلَوۡ
تَرَىٰٓ
إِذِ
ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
مَوۡقُوفُونَ
عِندَ
رَبِّهِمۡ
يَرۡجِعُ
بَعۡضُهُمۡ
إِلَىٰ
بَعۡضٍ
ٱلۡقَوۡلَ
يَقُولُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ٱسۡتُضۡعِفُواْ
لِلَّذِينَ
ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ
لَوۡلَآ
أَنتُمۡ
لَكُنَّا
مُؤۡمِنِينَ
٣١

The disbelievers vow, “We will never believe in this Quran, nor in those ˹Scriptures˺ before it.” If only you could see when the wrongdoers will be detained before their Lord, throwing blame at each other! The lowly ˹followers˺ will say to the arrogant ˹leaders˺, “Had it not been for you, we would certainly have been believers.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

34:32

قَالَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ

لِلَّذِينَ

ٱسۡتُضۡعِفُوٓاْ

أَنَحۡنُ

صَدَدۡنَٰكُمۡ

عَنِ

ٱلۡهُدَىٰ

بَعۡدَ

إِذۡ

جَآءَكُمۖ

بَلۡ

كُنتُم

مُّجۡرِمِينَ

٣٢

The arrogant will respond to the lowly, “Did we ever hinder you from guidance after it came to you? In fact, you were wicked ˹on your own˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

34:33

وَقَالَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ٱسۡتُضۡعِفُواْ

لِلَّذِينَ

ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ

بَلۡ

مَكۡرُ

ٱلَّيۡلِ

وَٱلنَّهَارِ

إِذۡ

تَأۡمُرُونَنَآ

أَن

نَّكۡفُرَ

بِٱللَّهِ

وَنَجۡعَلَ

لَهُۥٓ

أَندَادٗاۚ

وَأَسَرُّواْ

ٱلنَّدَامَةَ

لَمَّا

رَأَوُاْ

ٱلۡعَذَابَۚ

وَجَعَلۡنَا

ٱلۡأَغۡلَٰلَ

فِيٓ

أَعۡنَاقِ

ٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُواْۖ

هَلۡ

يُجۡزَوۡنَ

إِلَّا

مَا

كَانُواْ

يَعۡمَلُونَ

٣٣

The lowly will say to the arrogant, “No! It was your plotting by day and night—when you ordered us to disbelieve in Allah and to set up equals with Him.” They will ˹all˺ hide ˹their˺ remorse when they see the torment. And We will put shackles around the necks of the disbelievers. Will they be rewarded except for what they used to do?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

34:34

وَمَآ

أَرۡسَلۡنَا

فِي

قَرۡيَةٖ

مِّن

نَّذِيرٍ

إِلَّا

قَالَ

مُتۡرَفُوهَآ

إِنَّا

بِمَآ

أُرۡسِلۡتُم

بِهِۦ

كَٰفِرُونَ

٣٤

Whenever We sent a warner to a society, its elite would say, “We truly reject what you have been sent with.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

34:35

وَقَالُواْ

نَحۡنُ

أَكۡثَرُ

أَمۡوَٰلٗا

وَأَوۡلَٰدٗا

وَمَا

نَحۡنُ

بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

٣٥

Adding, “We are far superior ˹to the believers˺ in wealth and children, and we will never be punished.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

34:36

قُلۡ

إِنَّ

رَبِّي

يَبۡسُطُ

ٱلرِّزۡقَ

لِمَن

يَشَآءُ

وَيَقۡدِرُ

وَلَٰكِنَّ

أَكۡثَرَ

ٱلنَّاسِ

لَا

يَعۡلَمُونَ

٣٦

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Surely ˹it is˺ my Lord ˹Who˺ gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills. But most people do not know.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

34:37

وَمَآ

أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ

وَلَآ

أَوۡلَٰدُكُم

بِٱلَّتِي

تُقَرِّبُكُمۡ

عِندَنَا

زُلۡفَىٰٓ

إِلَّا

مَنۡ

ءَامَنَ

وَعَمِلَ

صَٰلِحٗا

فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

لَهُمۡ

جَزَآءُ

ٱلضِّعۡفِ

بِمَا

عَمِلُواْ

وَهُمۡ

فِي

ٱلۡغُرُفَٰتِ

ءَامِنُونَ

٣٧

It is not your wealth or children that bring you closer to Us. But those who believe and do good—it is they who will have a multiplied reward for what they did, and they will be secure in ˹elevated˺ mansions.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

34:38

وَٱلَّذِينَ

يَسۡعَوۡنَ

فِيٓ

ءَايَٰتِنَا

مُعَٰجِزِينَ

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

فِي

ٱلۡعَذَابِ

مُحۡضَرُونَ

٣٨

As for those who strive to discredit Our revelations, it is they who will be confined in punishment.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

34:39

قُلۡ

إِنَّ

رَبِّي

يَبۡسُطُ

ٱلرِّزۡقَ

لِمَن

يَشَآءُ

مِنۡ

عِبَادِهِۦ

وَيَقۡدِرُ

لَهُۥۚ

وَمَآ

أَنفَقۡتُم

مِّن

شَيۡءٖ

فَهُوَ

يُخۡلِفُهُۥۖ

وَهُوَ

خَيۡرُ

ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ

٣٩

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Surely ˹it is˺ my Lord ˹Who˺ gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills of His servants. And whatever you spend in charity, He will compensate ˹you˺ for it. For He is the Best Provider.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

34:40