The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

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The Quran 7: 49
men they recognize by their marks, ‘What use were your great
numbers and your false pride? 49 And are these the people you swore
God would never bless? [Now these people are being told], “Enter
the Garden! No fear for you, nor shall you grieve.”’
50 The people of the Fire will call to the people of Paradise, ‘Give
us some water, or any of the sustenance God has granted you!’ and
they will reply, ‘God has forbidden both to the disbelievers – 51 those
who took their religion for distraction, a mere game, and were
deluded by worldly life.’ Today We shall ignore a them, just as
they have ignored their meeting with this Day and denied Our
Revelations.
52 We have brought people a Scripture – We have explained it on
the basis of true knowledge – as guidance and mercy for those who
believe. 53 What are they waiting for but the fulfilment of its [final
prophecy]? On the Day it is fulfilled, those who had ignored it will
say, ‘Our Lord’s messenger spoke the truth. Is there anyone to intercede
for us now? Or can we be sent back to behave differently from
the way we behaved before?’ They will really have squandered their
souls, and all [the idols] they invented will have deserted them.
54 Your Lord is God, who created the heavens and earth in six
Days, then established Himself on the throne; He makes the night
cover the day in swift pursuit; He created the sun, moon, and stars to
be subservient to His command; all creation and command belong to
Him. Exalted be God, Lord of all the worlds! 55 Call on your Lord
humbly and privately – He does not like those who transgress His
bounds: 56 do not corrupt the earth after it has been set right – call on
Him fearing and hoping. The mercy of God is close to those who do
good. 57 It is God who sends the winds, bearing good news of His
coming grace, and when they have gathered up the heavy clouds, We
drive them to a dead land where We cause rain to fall, bringing out
all kinds of crops, just as We shall bring out the dead. Will you not
reflect? 58 Vegetation comes out of good land in abundance, by the
will of its Lord, but out of bad land only scantily: We explain Our
Revelations in various ways to those who give thanks.
59 We sent Noah to his people. He said, ‘My people, serve God:
you have no god other than Him. I fear for you the punishment of a
fearsome Day!’ 60 but the prominent leaders of his people said, ‘We
a ‘Ignore’ is one of the meanings of the Arabic nasiya normally translated as ‘forget’.