Coin for them a similitude: The people of the city when those sent (from Allah) came unto them

When We sent unto them twain, and they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they said: Lo! we have been sent unto you

They said: Ye are but mortals like unto us. The Beneficent hath naught revealed. Ye do but lie

They answered: Our Lord knoweth that we are indeed sent unto you

And our duty is but plain conveyance (of the message)

(The people of the city) said: We augur ill of you. If ye desist not, we shall surely stone you, and grievous torture will befall you at our hands

They said: Your evil augury be with you! Is it because ye are reminded (of the truth)? Nay, but ye are froward folk

And there came from the uttermost part of the city a man running. He cried: O my people! Follow those who have been sent

Follow those who ask of you no fee, and who are rightly guided

For what cause should I not serve Him Who hath created me, and unto Whom ye will be brought back

Shall I take (other) gods in place of Him when, if the Beneficent should wish me any harm, their intercession will avail me naught, nor can they save

Then truly I should be in error manifest

Lo! I have believed in your Lord, so hear me

It was said (unto him): Enter paradise. He said: Would that my people knew

With what (munificence) my Lord hath pardoned me and made me of the honoured ones