The Night Journey
17. Al-Isrā’
الإسراء
Page #287
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أُولَئِكَ
الَّذِينَ
يَدْعُونَ
يَبْتَغُونَ
إِلَى
رَبِّهِمُ
الْوَسِيلَةَ
أَيُّهُمْ
أَقْرَبُ
وَيَرْجُونَ
رَحْمَتَهُ
وَيَخَافُونَ
عَذَابَهُ
إِنَّ
عَذَابَ
رَبِّكَ
كَانَ
مَحْذُورًا
ʾulāʾika lladhīna yadʿūna yabtaghūna ʾilā rabbihimu l-wasīlata ʾayyuhum ʾaqrabu wa-yarjūna raḥmatahū wa-yakhāfūna ʿadhābahū ʾinna ʿadhāba rabbika kāna maḥdhūran
They [themselves] are the ones who supplicate, seeking a recourse to their Lord, whoever is nearer [to Him], expecting His mercy and fearing His punishment.’ Indeed your Lord’s punishment is a thing to beware of.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Those whom they call upon do desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord, - even those who are nearest: they hope for His Mercy and fear His Wrath: for the Wrath of thy Lord is something to take heed of.
