رَبِّ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ وَما بَينَهُما ۖ إِن كُنتُم موقِنينَ

Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, if you would be certain.

لا إِلـٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ يُحيي وَيُميتُ ۖ رَبُّكُم وَرَبُّ آبائِكُمُ الأَوَّلينَ

There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.

بَل هُم في شَكٍّ يَلعَبونَ

But they are in doubt, amusing themselves.

فَارتَقِب يَومَ تَأتِي السَّماءُ بِدُخانٍ مُبينٍ

Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke.

يَغشَى النّاسَ ۖ هـٰذا عَذابٌ أَليمٌ

Covering the people; this is a painful torment.

أَنّىٰ لَهُمُ الذِّكرىٰ وَقَد جاءَهُم رَسولٌ مُبينٌ

How will there be for them a reminder [at that time]? And there had come to them a clear Messenger.

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوا عَنهُ وَقالوا مُعَلَّمٌ مَجنونٌ

Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman."

إِنّا كاشِفُو العَذابِ قَليلًا ۚ إِنَّكُم عائِدونَ

Indeed, We will remove the torment for a little. Indeed, you [disbelievers] will return [to disbelief].

يَومَ نَبطِشُ البَطشَةَ الكُبرىٰ إِنّا مُنتَقِمونَ

The Day We will strike with the greatest assault, indeed, We will take retribution.

وَلَقَد فَتَنّا قَبلَهُم قَومَ فِرعَونَ وَجاءَهُم رَسولٌ كَريمٌ

And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger,