They that bear the Throne and they that are round about it magnify the praise of their Lord and believe in Him and beg forgiveness for those who believe:--“O our Lord! thou embracest all things in mercy and knowledge, give pardon to those who repent and follow thy path, and keep them from the torment of hell, O our Lord, and bring them into the gardens of eternity which thou hast promised to them and to the just among their fathers and their wives and their offspring; verily thou art the Mighty, the Wise; And keep them from evil; for he whom thou keepest from evil on that day, on him hast thou had mercy--and that is the great prize!” Verily to those who disbelieve shall come a voice, “Surely the hatred of God is greater than your hatred among yourselves, when ye are called to the faith, and disbelieve.” They shall say, “O our Lord, twice hast thou given us death, and twice hast thou given us life: and we acknowledge our sins: is there then a way to escape?”-- “That hath befallen you because when one God was proclaimed, ye disbelieved: but when Partners were ascribed to Him, ye believed: but judgment belongeth unto God, the High, the Great.” It is He who showeth you His signs, and sendeth down to you provision from heaven: but none mindeth except the repentant. Then call on God with due obedience, though loth be the infidels; Of high degree, Lord of the throne; He sendeth down the Spirit at His will upon whom He pleaseth of His servants to warn men of the day of the Tryst:-- The day when they shall come forth, and when nothing of theirs shall be hidden from God. Whose is the kingship on that day? It is God’s, the One, the Conqueror! The day every soul shall be rewarded for what it hath earned: no injustice shall there be on that day! Verily God is swift to reckon. And warn them of the approaching Day, when their hearts shall choke in their throats, When the wicked have no friend nor intercessor to prevail. He knoweth the deceitful of eye, and what the breast concealeth, And God judgeth with truth; but those gods whom they call on beside Him cannot judge aught. Verily it is God that heareth and seeth! Have they not journeyed in the earth, and seen what was the end of those who were before them? Those were mightier than they in strength, and in their footprints on the earth: but God overtook them in their sins, and there was none to keep them from God. That was because apostles had come to them with manifestations, and they believed not: but God overtook them; verily He is strong and heavy in punishment.