No Intercession

Here you are, defending them in this life, but who will defend them against Allah on the Day of Judgment? Who will stand as their advocate?

Are they waiting for its fulfilment? On the Day it arrives, those who ignored it will say, “The messengers of our Lord did bring the truth! Are there any intercessors to plead for us? Or can we be sent back to act differently than before?”

Beware of the Day when no soul can avail another, no intercession will be accepted, no ransom taken, and no help granted.

They will have no power of intercession except those who have received permission from the Most Merciful.

Intercession will be of no benefit except for those whom He permits and whose words He approves.

Should I take others as gods besides Him? If the Merciful intends harm for me, their intercession won’t help me at all, nor can they save me.

On the Day He will say, “Call upon My partners whom you claimed,” they will call upon them, but they will not respond. We will place between them an unbridgeable gulf.

Those they invoke besides Him have no power of intercession, except those who testify to the truth knowingly.

How many angels are in the heavens whose intercession is of no use, except after Allah gives permission to whom He wills and approves.

Who can intercede with Him except by His permission?

Say, "Intercession belongs entirely to Allah.

We will surely support Our messengers and the believers in this life and on the Day when the witnesses stand.

On that Day, the excuses of the wrongdoers will not benefit them. They will be cursed, and they will have the worst home.

Today, none of you can benefit or harm one another.

Those in the Fire will cry out to the keepers of Hell, "Pray to your Lord to lighten the torment for us, even for one day!"

A challenger demanded the punishment bound to fall

For the disbelievers, none can repel it.

The keepers will reply, "Did your messengers not come to you with clear signs?" They will say, "Yes." The keepers will respond, "Then pray yourselves, but the prayers of the disbelievers are in vain."

They will all stand before Allah, and the weak will say to the arrogant, “We followed you, can you now shield us from Allah’s punishment?” They will reply, “Had Allah guided us, we would have guided you. Now it is all the same, whether we despair or endure.

Had We willed, We could have given every soul its guidance, but My decree has come to pass:

But many are also deserving of punishment. Whoever Allah disgraces, none can honour.

So, what of the one upon whom the sentence of torment is sealed, can you, then, deliver from the flames one already bound to the Fire?

Those who plead, “Our Lord, turn away from us the torment of Hell

Our Lord, bring us out of this. If we return to our old ways, then we truly are wrongdoers.”

Until, when We seize the affluent among them with punishment, they cry out in despair.

“Do not cry out today, you will not be helped by Us.”

If you follow their desires after knowledge has come to you.

Then you would find no protector against Us.

But it is only by your Lord’s mercy that it remains.

But those who commit evil, their recompense will be equal to their deeds. Humiliation will cover them, and they will have no protector against Allah.

The Day their scheming will avail them nothing, and they will not be helped.

Then you would find no protector.

Then you would find no helper against Us.

They will cry, “O Malik, let your Lord put an end to us!” He will say, “You will remain.”

He will say, “Be cast into it, and do not speak to Me.”

So today they will not be brought out from it, nor will they be allowed to make amends.

If Allah touches you with hardship, none can remove it but Him.

Even if they endure, the Fire remains their dwelling. And if they seek reconciliation, they will not be granted it.

So, watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke

I (Satan) cannot help you, nor can you help me.

They said, “We have more wealth and children, and we will not be punished.”

It is not your wealth or children that bring you near to Us

Those who deny the truth, their wealth and children will not avail them against Allah.

Though they will be shown to one another, the guilty will wish to ransom himself from the torment of that Day, with his children

His spouse and his brother

His family who sheltered him

And everyone on earth, if it could save him.

The Day when no friend will avail a friend in anything, and they will not be helped

But no! It is a blazing fire

So today, no ransom will be accepted from you, nor from those who disbelieved.

Respond to your Lord before the Day arrives, beyond which there is no turning back. You will have no refuge, nor will anyone defend you.

Lost indeed are those who deny the meeting with Allah until the Hour suddenly overtakes them. Then they cry, “Woe to us for neglecting it!” as they bear their burdens on their backs. How terrible is their load!

The disbelievers say to the believers, “Follow our way, and we will bear your sins.” But they cannot bear any of their sins; they are liars.

They will carry their own burdens, along with additional burdens. And on the Day of Judgment, they will be questioned about what they fabricated.

Whoever turns away from it will bear a heavy burden on the Day of Judgment.

And what a crushing weight it will be for them on the Day of Rising

Every soul earns only for itself, and no bearer of burdens will carry another’s burden.

No soul bears the burden of another. And if a burdened soul cries out for help, no one can carry it, even a close relative.

So let them bear their burdens fully on the Day of Resurrection, along with the burdens of those they misled without knowledge. How terrible is what they carry!

Beware of the Day when no soul can avail another, no ransom will be accepted, no intercession granted, and no help given.