Allāh. In this are surely signs for every steadfast, grateful one. |
6 And when Moses said to his people: Call to mind Allāh’s favour to you, when He delivered you from Pharaoh’s people, who subjected you to severe torment, and slew your sons and spared your women. And therein was a great trial from your Lord. |
7 And when your Lord made it known: If you are grateful, I will give you more, and if you are ungrateful, My chastisement is truly severe. |
8 And Moses said: If you are ungrateful, you and all those on earth, then Allāh is surely Self-sufficient, Praised. |
9 Has not the account reached you of those before you, of the people of Noah and ‘Ād and Thamūd — and those after them? None knows them but Allāh. Their messengers came to them with clear arguments, but they thrust their hands into their mouths and said: We deny that with which you are sent, and surely we are in serious doubt as to that to which you invite us. |
10 Their messengers said: Is there doubt about Allāh, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? He invites you to forgive you your faults and to respite you till an appointed term. They said: You are nothing but mortals like us; you wish to turn us away from that which our fathers used to worship; so bring us clear authority. |
11 Their messengers said to them: We are nothing but mortals like yourselves, but Allāh bestows (His) favours on whom He pleases of His servants. And it is not for us to bring you an authority, except by Allāh’s permission. And on Allāh let the believers rely. |
12 And why should we not rely on Allāh? and He has indeed guided us in our ways. And we would certainly bear with patience your persecution of us. And on Allāh should the reliant rely. |
13 And those who disbelieved said to their messengers: We will certainly drive you out of our land, unless you come back into our religion. So their Lord revealed to them: We shall certainly destroy the wrongdoers, |
14 And We shall certainly settle you in the land after them. This is for him who fears standing in My presence and fears My threat. |