Surat Ibrahim (21-22)

{وَبَرَزُواْ لِلّهِ جَمِيعاً فَقَالَ الضُّعَفَاء لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُواْ إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعاً فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا مِنْ عَذَابِ اللّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ قَالُواْ لَوْ هَدَانَا اللّهُ لَهَدَيْنَاكُمْ سَوَاء عَلَيْنَا أَجَزِعْنَا أَمْ صَبَرْنَا مَا لَنَا مِن مَّحِيصٍ} (إبراهيم : 21)

21- Allah resurrected all creatures from their graves, gathered them in one place, and made them prominent in a place that does not cover anyone. Then the people of weak opinions who humiliated themselves to their leaders who used to deliver lectures and delude them with their ideas and theories said: We were followers to you and used to believe you in all you say and belie what you belie, so will you benefit us in this situation and push away some of the torment?

The haughty leaders said: If we had followed the Straight Path, we would have been guided and we would have called you to it, but we chose the way of error and called you to it. There shall be no benefit from complaint now, whether we feared and got worried or become firm and observed patience, it will not benefit. There is no escape of the torment of Allah and there is no escape for us from Allah's Wrath.

{وَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَمَّا قُضِيَ الأَمْرُ إِنَّ اللّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ الْحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ وَمَا كَانَ لِيَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ إِلاَّ أَن دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْ لِي فَلاَ تَلُومُونِي وَلُومُواْ أَنفُسَكُم مَّا أَنَاْ بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَا أَنتُمْ بِمُصْرِخِيَّ إِنِّي كَفَرْتُ بِمَا أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِن قَبْلُ إِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ} (إبراهيم : 22)

22- After Allah had judged among His Servants and each one knew his destiny, Satan said to the wretched: Indeed, Allah promised you the truth on the tongue of His Messengers [i.e., resurrection and reckoning], whereas I promised you falsely [i.e., there is no resurrection or reckoning] so I misled you and broke my promise. I had no power to oblige you to believe or follow me, and there was no proof to my truthfulness but false speech which I instilled in your hearts and you responded fast. So, do not blame me but blame yourselves because you had closed your eyes from the truth, so I shall not benefit you today. I cannot help you or save you from the torment, and you are not able to rescue me. I free myself from your claim that I was a partner with Allah in the world where you obeyed me in worshipping idols. Do not hope for my help today because there is no connection between you and me. Indeed, the oppressive disbelievers shall have a painful torment because of their turning away from the truth and their insistence to follow falsehood.