Quran — Page 331

no sound thereof will they hear; and they will abide in all that their souls have ever desired.

The supreme awesomeness [of the Day of Resurrection] will cause them no grief, since the angels will receive them with the greeting. “This is your Day [of triumph - the Day] which you were promised!”

On that Day We shall roll up the skies as written scrolls are rolled up; [and] as We brought into being the first creation, so We shall bring it forth anew a promise which We have willed upon Our­selves: for, behold, We are able to do [all things]!

AND, INDEED, after having exhorted [man], We laid it down in all the books of divine wisdom that My righteous servants shall inherit the earth:

herein, behold, there is a message for people who [truly] worship God.

And [thus, O Prophet,] We have sent thee as [an evidence of Our] grace towards all the worlds.

Say: “It has but been revealed unto me that your God is the One and Only God: will you, then, surrender yourselves unto Him?”

But if they turn away, say: “I have proclaimed this in equity unto all of you alike; but I do not know whether that [judgment] which you are promised [by God] is near or far [in time].

“Verily, He knows all that is said openly, just as He [alone] knows all that you would conceal.

But [as for me,] I do not know whether, perchance, this [delay in God’s judgment] is but a trial for you, and a [merciful] respite for a while.”

Say: “O my Sustainer! Judge Thou in truth!” - and [say]: “Our Sustainer is the Most Gracious, the One whose aid is ever to be sought against all your [attempts at] defining [Him]!”