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And, it is said to them upon their resurrection: 'And now you have come to Us singly, each alone without family, possessions or children, as We created you the first time, that is, barefoot, naked and with foreskins, and you have left what We conferred on you, of wealth, behind your backs, in the world, without you having any choice; and - it is said to them in rebuke - We do not see with you your intercessors, the idols, whom you claimed to be associates, of Allahu ta’ālā, amongst you, that is, in deserving your worship; it has been severed between you, that is to say, your bond has been dissolved (a variant reading [for baynukum, 'your union']⁵ has baynakum, 'between you', making it an adverbial qualifier, that is, the bond 'between you' [has been severed]'), and that, intercession of theirs, which you claimed, in the world, has failed, abandoned, you'.