وَإِذَا

قِيلَ

لَهُمُ

ٱسۡجُدُواْۤ

لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ

قَالُواْ

وَمَا

ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ

أَنَسۡجُدُ

لِمَا

تَأۡمُرُنَا

وَزَادَهُمۡ

نُفُورٗا ۩

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When it is said to them, “Prostrate to the Most Compassionate,” they ask ˹in disgust˺, “What is ‘the Most Compassionate’? Will we prostrate to whatever you order us to?” And it only drives them farther away.

Blessed is the One Who has placed constellations in the sky, as well as a ˹radiant˺ lamp¹ and a luminous moon.

And He is the One Who causes the day and the night to alternate, ˹as a sign˺ for whoever desires to be mindful or to be grateful.

The ˹true˺ servants of the Most Compassionate are those who walk on the earth humbly, and when the foolish address them ˹improperly˺, they only respond with peace.

˹They are˺ those who spend ˹a good portion of˺ the night, prostrating themselves and standing before their Lord.

˹They are˺ those who pray, “Our Lord! Keep the punishment of Hell away from us, for its punishment is indeed unrelenting.

It is certainly an evil place to settle and reside.”