قالَ قَرينُهُ رَبَّنا ما أَطغَيتُهُ وَلـٰكِن كانَ في ضَلالٍ بَعيدٍ
His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."
قالَ لا تَختَصِموا لَدَيَّ وَقَد قَدَّمتُ إِلَيكُم بِالوَعيدِ
[Allah] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning.
ما يُبَدَّلُ القَولُ لَدَيَّ وَما أَنا بِظَلّامٍ لِلعَبيدِ
The word will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants."
يَومَ نَقولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ امتَلَأتِ وَتَقولُ هَل مِن مَزيدٍ
On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more,"
وَأُزلِفَتِ الجَنَّةُ لِلمُتَّقينَ غَيرَ بَعيدٍ
And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,
هـٰذا ما توعَدونَ لِكُلِّ أَوّابٍ حَفيظٍ
[It will be said], "This is what you were promised - for every returner [to Allah] and keeper [of His covenant]
مَن خَشِيَ الرَّحمـٰنَ بِالغَيبِ وَجاءَ بِقَلبٍ مُنيبٍ
Who feared the Most Merciful unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance].
ادخُلوها بِسَلامٍ ۖ ذٰلِكَ يَومُ الخُلودِ
Enter it in peace. This is the Day of Eternity."
لَهُم ما يَشاءونَ فيها وَلَدَينا مَزيدٌ
They will have whatever they wish therein, and with Us is more.
وَكَم أَهلَكنا قَبلَهُم مِن قَرنٍ هُم أَشَدُّ مِنهُم بَطشًا فَنَقَّبوا فِي البِلادِ هَل مِن مَحيصٍ
And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?
إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَذِكرىٰ لِمَن كانَ لَهُ قَلبٌ أَو أَلقَى السَّمعَ وَهُوَ شَهيدٌ
Indeed in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or who listens while he is present [in mind].