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Surah 40. Ghafir, Ayah 41

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وَيَـٰقَوْمِ مَا لِىٓ أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى ٱلنَّجَوٰةِ وَتَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ
Way a qawmi m a lee adAAookum il a a l nnaj a ti watadAAoonanee il a a l nn a r i
"And, O my people, how is it29 that I summon you to salvation, the while you summon me to the fire?
  - Mohammad Asad

Lit., "what is the matter with me": an expression of astonishment at the incongruity of the two attitudes referred to in the sequence.

And O my people! How is it that I call you to salvation, while you call me to the fire?
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
O my people! How is it that I invite you to salvation, while you invite me to the Fire!
  - Mustafa Khattab
And, O my people! What aileth me that I call you unto deliverance when ye call me unto the Fire?
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
"And O my People! how (strange) it is for me to call you to Salvation while ye call me to the Fire! 4414
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

It may seem strange according to the laws of this world that he should be seeking their Good while they are seeking his damnation! But that is the merit of Faith. Its mission is to rescue its enemies and Allah's enemies, as far as their will will consent!

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