You will certainly have a never-ending reward.

Soon you and the pagans will see,

Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided.

They wish you would compromise so they would yield ˹to you˺.

slanderer, gossip-monger,

brute, and—on top of all that—an illegitimate child.

whenever Our revelations are recited to him, he says, “Ancient fables!”

Indeed, We have tested those ˹Meccans˺ as We tested the owners of the garden—when they swore they would surely harvest ˹all˺ its fruit in the early morning,

Then it was struck by a torment from your Lord while they slept,

Then by daybreak they called out to each other,

So they went off, whispering to one another,

And they proceeded early, totally fixated on their purpose.

In fact, we have been deprived ˹of our livelihood˺.”

They replied, “Glory be to our Lord! We have truly been wrongdoers.”

They said, “Woe to us! We have certainly been transgressors.

That is the ˹way of Our˺ punishment ˹in this world˺. But the punishment of the Hereafter is certainly far worse, if only they knew.1 

Should We then treat those who have submitted like the wicked?

Or do you have a scripture, in which you read

Or do you have oaths binding on Us until the Day of Judgment that you will have whatever you decide?

Or do they have associate-gods ˹spanporting this claim˺? Then let them bring forth their associate-gods, if what they say is true.

with eyes downcast, totally covered with disgrace. For they were ˹always˺ called to prostrate ˹in the world˺ when they were fully capable ˹but they chose not to˺.

I ˹only˺ delay their end for a while, but My planning is flawless.

Or do they have access to ˹the Record in˺ the unseen, so they copy it ˹for all to see˺?

Had he not been shown grace by his Lord, he would have certainly been cast onto the open ˹shore˺, still blameworthy.

The disbelievers would almost cut you down with their eyes when they hear ˹you recite˺ the Reminder,1 and say, “He is certainly a madman.”