Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)

Say, ‘Have you considered
what you invoke besides Allah?
Should Allah desire some distress for me,
can they remove the distress visited by Him?
Or should He desire some mercy for me,
can they withhold His mercy?’
Say, ‘Allah is sufficient for me.
In Him let all the trusting put their trust.’
39 Say, ‘O my people!
Act according to your ability.
I too am acting.
Soon you will know
40 who will be overtaken by a punishment
that will disgrace him,
and on whom a lasting punishment will descend.’
41 Indeed We have sent down the Book to you
for [the deliverance of] mankind
with the truth.
So whoever is guided is guided for his own sake,
and whoever goes astray,
goes astray to his own detriment,
and it is not your duty to watch over them.

42 Allah takes the souls
at the time of their death,
and those who have not died in their sleep.
Then He retains those
for whom He has ordained death
and releases the others