⁵⁰ And We made the son¹ of Mary² and his mother³ a proof,⁴ and We gave them⁵ shelter upon high ground: a fixed lodging and a running spring.

⁵¹ “O you Messengers: eat of the good things, and work righteousness; I know what you do.”

⁵² And this, your community,¹ is one community, and I am your Lord; so be in prudent fear² of Me.

⁵³ But they divided their command¹ among them into writings,² each party exulting at what it has,

⁵⁴ So leave thou them in their flood of ignorance¹ for a time.²

⁵⁵ Think they that in the wealth and sons wherewith We supply them

⁵⁶ We hasten for them good things? The truth is,¹ they perceive not.²

⁵⁷ (Those who are from fear of their Lord in dread,

⁵⁸ And those who believe in¹ the proofs² of their Lord,

⁵⁹ And those who ascribe not a partnership¹ to their Lord,

⁶⁰ And those who give what they give with¹ their hearts in dread² that they are returning to their Lord:

⁶¹ Those compete in good deeds, and they are forerunners therein.

⁶² And We burden not any soul save to its capacity; and with Us is a writ¹ which speaks the truth,² and they will not be wronged.)

⁶³ The truth is,¹ their hearts are in a flood of ignorance² about this.³ And they have works besides⁴ that⁵ which they are doing.

⁶⁴ When¹ We have seized their opulent ones with punishment, then will they cry out.

⁶⁵ “Cry not out this day! You will not be helped by Us!

⁶⁶ “My proofs¹ were recited to you, and you turned back therefrom on your heels,

⁶⁷ “Waxing proud thereat, talking to no purpose into the night.”¹

⁶⁸ Have they then not considered the word¹ with care? If² there has come to them what came not to their fathers of old,³

⁶⁹ Or if¹ they did not know their messenger, and so do not recognise him,²

⁷⁰ Or if¹ they say: “He is possessed,”² — the truth is,³ he has brought them the truth,⁴ but most of them are averse to the truth.⁵

⁷¹ And had the truth¹ followed their vain desires,² the heavens and the earth and whoso is therein would have been corrupted; the truth is,³ We brought them their remembrance,⁴ and they from their remembrance⁵ are turning away.

⁷² If¹ thou askest of them payment:² then is the reward of thy Lord better; and He is the best of providers.

⁷³ And thou invitest them to a straight path;

⁷⁴ And those who believe not in¹ the Hereafter are deviating from the path.

⁷⁵ And were We to have mercy on them, and to remove what is upon them of distress, they would persist in wandering blindly in their inordinacy.¹

⁷⁶ (And We seized them with the punishment[...],¹ but they yielded not to their Lord, nor humbled themselves.

⁷⁷ When¹ We have opened against them a gate of severe punishment, then are they therein in despair.²)

⁷⁸ And He it is that produced for you hearing and sight and hearts;¹ little are you grateful.

⁷⁹ And He it is that created¹ you in the earth; and to Him will you be gathered.

⁸⁰ And He it is that gives life, and gives death; and His is the alternation of night and day. Will you then not¹ use reason!

⁸¹ The truth is,¹ they say the like of what the former peoples said;

⁸² They say: “When we are dead and are dust and bones, will we be raised?

⁸³ “We have been promised this, we and our fathers, before; these are only legends of the former peoples.”

⁸⁴ Say thou: “To whom belong the earth and whoso is therein, if you know?”

⁸⁵ They will say: “To God.” Say thou: “Will you then not¹ take heed!”

⁸⁶ Say thou: “Who is Lord of the Seven Heavens and Lord of the Great Throne?”

⁸⁷ They will say: “God.”¹ Say thou: “Will you then not² be in prudent fear!”

⁸⁸ Say thou: “In whose hand is dominion of all things — and He grants protection, and against whom there is no protection, if you know?”

⁸⁹ They will say: “In God’s.” Say thou: “How then are you taken by sorcery?”¹

⁹⁰ The truth is,¹ We brought them the truth,² and they are liars.

⁹¹ God has not taken any son. And there is not with Him any god; then would each god have taken what he created, and some of them would have overcome others. Glory¹ be to God above what they describe —

⁹² The Knower of the Unseen and the Seen — and exalted above that to which they ascribe a partnership!¹

⁹³ Say thou: “My Lord: if Thou show me what they are promised,¹

⁹⁴ “My Lord: then place Thou me not among the wrongdoing¹ people.”

⁹⁵ And We are able to show thee what We promise them.

⁹⁶ Repel thou the evil¹ with what is better — We best know what they describe² —

⁹⁷ And say thou: “My Lord: I seek refuge in Thee from the goading¹ of the satans,²

⁹⁸ “And I seek refuge in Thee my Lord lest they be present with me.”

⁹⁹ When¹ death has come to one of them, he says: “My Lord: send Thou me back,