Rowwad Translation Center — 476

40:78 We have sent messengers before you; of them are some whose stories We have told you, and some We have not. It was not for a messenger to bring a sign except with Allah’s permission. But when the decree of Allah comes, judgment will be passed with justice, thereupon the people of falsehood will be in utter loss.

40:79 Allah is the One Who made the livestock for you, so that you may ride some and eat others,

40:80 and you may have other benefits[1] from them, and by them you may fulfill your heartfelt need [to reach distant places], and on them and on the ships you are carried.

40:81 And He shows you His signs; so which of the signs of Allah will you deny?

40:82 Have they not traveled through the land to see what was the end of those who came before them? They were more in number and far superior in strength, and more impressive in marks that they left behind in the land, but all what they had earned was of no avail to them.

40:83 When their messengers came to them with clear proofs, they exulted in whatever knowledge they had[1], and they were overwhelmed by what they used to ridicule.

40:84 But when they saw Our punishment, they said, “We believe in Allah alone, and we reject what we used to associate with Him.”

40:85 But their faith was of no benefit to them when they saw Our punishment. This has always been Allah’s way with His slaves; whereupon the disbelievers were in utter loss.