43:7No messenger came to them, but they ridiculed him.

43:9And if you asked them, “Who created the heavens and the earth?” They would say, “The Mighty, the Knower created them.”

43:13That you may mount their backs, and remember the favor of your Lord as you sit firmly upon them, and say, “Glory be to Him Who placed these at our service; surely we could not have done it by ourselves.

43:17Yet when one of them is given news of what he attributes to the Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he suppresses grief.

43:20And they say, “Had the Most Gracious willed, we would not have worshiped them.” But they have no knowledge of that; they are merely guessing.

43:21Or have We given them a book prior to this one, to which they adhere?

43:23Likewise, We sent no warner before you to any town, but the wealthy among them said, “We found our parents on a course, and we are following in their footsteps.”

43:25So We wreaked vengeance upon them. Behold, then, what was the fate of those who deny.

43:29I gave these and their forefathers some enjoyment, until the truth and a manifest messenger came to them.

43:30But when the truth came to them, they said, “This is sorcery, and we refuse to believe in it.”

43:32Is it they who allocate the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have allocated their livelihood in this life, and We elevated some of them in rank above others, that some of them would take others in service. But your Lord’s mercy is better than what they amass.

43:37They hinder them from the path, though they think they are guided.

43:41Even if We take you away, We will wreak vengeance upon them.

43:42Or show you what We have promised them; for We have absolute power over them.

43:47But when he showed them Our signs, they started laughing at them.

43:48Each sign We showed them was more marvelous than its counterpart. And We afflicted them with the plagues, so that they may repent.

43:50But when We lifted the torment from them, they immediately broke their promise.

43:55And when they provoked Our wrath, We took retribution from them, and We drowned them all.

43:56Thus We made them a precedent and an example for the others.

43:65But the factions differed among themselves. So woe to the wrongdoers from the suffering of a painful Day.

43:66Are they only waiting for the Hour to come upon them suddenly, while they are unaware?

43:75It will never be eased for them. In it, they will be devastated.

43:76We did them no injustice, but it was they who were the unjust.

43:80Or do they think that We cannot hear their secrets and their conspiracies? Yes indeed, Our messengers are by them, writing down.

43:83So leave them to blunder and play, until they encounter their Day which they are promised.

43:85And blessed is He Who has sovereignty over the heavens and the earth and what is between them. He alone has knowledge of the Hour, and to Him you will be returned.

43:87And if you asked them, “Who created them?”, they would say, “God.” Why then do they deviate?

43:89Pardon them, and say, “Peace.” They will come to know.