Rowwad Translation Center — 469

40:17 Today every soul will be recompensed for what it has earned; no injustice Today! Allah is swift in reckoning.”

40:18 Warn them of the approaching Day, when hearts will be at the throats, full of distress. The wrongdoers will have no close friend or intercessor whose word may be heeded.

40:19 He knows the sneaky glances of the eyes and what the hearts conceal.

40:20 Allah judges with justice, whereas those whom they invoke besides Him cannot judge at all. Indeed, it is Allah Who is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.

40:21 Have they not traveled in the land to see what was the end of those who came before them? They were far superior in strength and left more impressive marks in the land, but Allah seized them for their sins, and they had none to protect them from Allah.

40:22 That was because their messengers came to them with clear proofs, but they disbelieved; so Allah seized them. He is indeed All-Powerful and Severe in punishment.

40:23 We sent Moses with Our signs and compelling proof

40:24 to Pharaoh, Hāmān and Korah, but they said, “A magician! An utter liar!”

40:25 When he came to them with the truth from Us, they said, “Kill the sons of those who believe with him and keep their women alive.” However, the plots of the disbelievers are always bound to fail.