Saba 34:45 وكذب الذين من قبلهم وما بلغوا معشار ما اتيناهم فكذبوا رسلي فكيف كان نكير ٤٥

34:45

وَكَذَّبَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

مِن

قَبۡلِهِمۡ

وَمَا

بَلَغُواْ

مِعۡشَارَ

مَآ

ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ

فَكَذَّبُواْ

رُسُلِيۖ

فَكَيۡفَ

كَانَ

نَكِيرِ

٤٥

Those ˹destroyed˺ before them denied as well—and these ˹Meccans˺ have not attained even one-tenth of what We had given their predecessors.¹ Yet ˹when˺ they denied My messengers, how severe was My response!

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Chapter 34, Page 433, Juz 22

37. It is not your wealth or children that bring you closer to Us. But those who believe and do good—it is they who will have a multiplied reward for what they did, and they will be secure in ˹elevated˺ mansions. 38. As for those who strive to discredit Our revelations, it is they who will be confined in punishment. 39. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Surely ˹it is˺ my Lord ˹Who˺ gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills of His servants. And whatever you spend in charity, He will compensate ˹you˺ for it. For He is the Best Provider.” 40. And ˹consider˺ the Day He will gather them all together, and then ask the angels, “Was it you that these ˹polytheists˺ used to worship?” 41. They will say, “Glory be to You! Our loyalty is to You, not them. In fact, they ˹only˺ followed the ˹temptations of evil˺ jinn, in whom most of them had faith.” 42. So Today neither of you can benefit or protect each other. And We will say to the wrongdoers, “Taste the torment of the Fire, which you used to deny.” 43. When Our clear revelations are recited to them, they say, “This is only a man who wishes to hinder you from what your forefathers used to worship.” They also say, “This ˹Quran˺ is no more than a fabricated lie.” And the disbelievers say of the truth when it has come to them, “This is nothing but pure magic.” 44. ˹They say so even though˺ We had never given them any scriptures to study, nor did We ever send them a warner before you ˹O Prophet˺. 45. Those ˹destroyed˺ before them denied as well—and these ˹Meccans˺ have not attained even one-tenth of what We had given their predecessors. Yet ˹when˺ they denied My messengers, how severe was My response!

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran