The Forgiver
40. Ghāfir
غافر
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قَالُوا
أَوَلَمْ
تَكُ
تَأْتِيكُمْ
رُسُلُكُم
بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ
قَالُوا
بَلَى
قَالُوا
فَادْعُوا
وَمَا
دُعَاءُ
الْكَافِرِينَ
إِلَّا
فِي
ضَلَالٍ
qālū ʾa-wa-lam taku taʾtīkum rusulukum bi-l-bayyināti qālū balā qālū fa-dʿū wa-mā duʿāʾu l-kāfirīna ʾillā fī ḍalālin
They will say, ‘Had not your apostles brought you manifest proofs?’ They will say, ‘Yes.’ They will say, ‘Then invoke [Him] yourselves.’ But the invocations of the faithless only go awry.
— Ali Quli Qarai
They will say: "Did there not come to you your messengers with Clear Signs?" They will say, "Yes". They will reply, "Then pray (as ye like)! But the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile wandering) in (mazes of) error!"
