The Majestic Quran

like himself and has believed, yet you are being arrogant . 52 God does not guide the wrongdoers. C 11 The disbelievers say to the believers, “If this religion was good, then you couldn’t have believed it before we did.” Since they didn’t get any guidance from the Quran, they say, “This is an old lie,” 12 although before this Moses’ Book came as a guide and a useful manual; and this Book too confirms it in the Arabic language to warn the wicked people, and to give good news to the righteous. 13 The people who say, “Our Lord is God,” remain steadfast without fear, without worry – 14 these are people of Paradise, where they will live forever, a reward for what they did. I 15 We advised humanity to care for parents; in pregnancy, his mother carried him with difficulty, and with greater difficulty she gave him birth. The pregnancy and the weaning took thirty months; when he reached his full maturity and the fortieth year, he prayed: “My Lord, inspire me to thank You for the gifts that You have blessed me and my parents with, and give me the ability to be righteous, to please You; make my children righteous, too. I turn towards You, and I am a Muslim.” 16 These are the people whose good deeds We shall accept and forgive their sins, and they shall be people of Paradise. This is a true promise, God made with the faithful. A 17 There’s the one who angrily said to his parents, “How come! You threaten me with being brought out of the grave, yet generations have passed away before me.” Both parents beg God for help and say to the son , “Woe to you! Believe in God’s true promise.” He replies by saying, “These are stories of the ancient.” 18 These are the ones who justly deserve the fate of the bygone nations of jinn and humans. They were losers. 19 People will have rank according to their works, and will get full reward for their works, and they won’t be deprived of their rights . 20 The Day when the disbelievers will be brought in front of the Fire it will be said : “You wasted the precious gifts of worldly life and indulged in pleasures, so today you will be rewarded with a humiliating punishment for your arrogance without any right on Earth, and for your disobedience.