Selected Quranic verses

﴿ أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ ﴾

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

﴿ إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ ﴾

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

﴿ أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ ﴾

Have you seen the one who forbids

﴿ عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴾

A servant when he prays?

﴿ أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ﴾

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

﴿ أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ ﴾

Or enjoins righteousness?

﴿ أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴾

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

﴿ أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴾

Does he not know that Allāh sees?

﴿ كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴾

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him...

﴿ نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ ﴾

A lying, sinning forelock.

﴿ فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴾

Then let him call his associates;

﴿ سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴾

We will call the angels of Hell.[1953]