23.41 . So the ( Awful ) Cry overtook them rightfully , and We made them like as wreckage ( that a torrent hurleth ) . A far removal for wrongdoing folk!

23.42 . Then after them We brought forth other generations .

23.43 . No nation can outstrip its term , nor yet postpone it .

23.44 . Then We sent our messengers one after another . Whenever its messenger came unto a nation they denied him ; so We caused them to follow one another ( to disaster ) and We made them bywords . A far removal for folk who believe not!

23.45 . Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our tokens and a clear warrant

23.46 . Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs , but they scorned ( them ) and they were despotic folk .

23.47 . And they said : Shall we put faith in two mortals like ourselves , and whose folk are servile unto us?

23.48 . So they denied them , and became of those who were destroyed .

23.49 . And we verily gave Moses the Scripture , that haply they might go aright .

23.50 . And We made the son of Mary and his mother a portent , and We gave them refuge on a height , a place of flocks and water springs .

23.51 . O ye messengers! Eat of the good thing , and do right . Lo! I am Aware of what ye do .

23.52 . And lo! this your religion is one religion and I am your Lord , so keep your duty unto Me .

23.53 . But they ( mankind ) have broken their religion among them into sects , each sect rejoicing in its tenets .

23.54 . So leave them in their error till a time .

23.55 . Think they that in the wealth and sons wherewith We provide them

23.56 . We hasten unto them with good things? Nay , but they perceive not .

23.57 . Lo! those who go in awe for fear of their Lord ,

23.58 . And those who believe in the revelations of their Lord ,

23.59 . And those who ascribe not partners unto their Lord ,

23.60 . And those who give that which they give with hearts afraid because they are about to return unto their Lord ,