Rowwad Translation Center — 321

20:126 Allah will say, “Similarly Our verses came to you, but you ignored them, so you will be ignored Today.”

20:127 This is how We recompense those who transgress the limits and do not believe in the verses of his Lord; and the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe and more lasting[1].

20:128 Is it not yet clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them, in whose dwellings they still walk about? There are signs in this for people of sound intellect.

20:129 Were it not for a prior decree from your Lord[1] [O Prophet] and a time already set, they would have already been punished[2].

20:130 So be patient with what they say, and glorify your Lord with praise before sunrise and before sunset, and glorify Him during the night and at both ends of the day, so that you may be pleased [with the reward].

20:131 Do not turn your eyes covetously towards the various forms of splendor of this life that We have given some of the [disbelievers] to enjoy, as a trial for them. But the provision of your Lord is far better and more lasting.

20:132 Enjoin your household to perform prayer and adhere to it firmly. We ask no provision from you; rather, it is We Who give you provision. And the best outcome is for those who fear Allah.

20:133 They say, “Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?” Has there not come to them [the Qur’an as] a confirmation of what is in the earlier Scriptures[1]?

20:134 If We had destroyed them with a punishment before this[1], they would have said, “Our Lord, if only You had sent us a messenger so that we would have followed Your verses before being humiliated and disgraced.”

20:135 Say, “Each of us is waiting[1], so wait! You will come to know who are the people of the straight path and who are rightly guided.”