تَلفَحُ وُجوهَهُمُ النّارُ وَهُم فيها كالِحونَ
The Flames will scorch their faces, disfiguring them beyond recognition.
أَلَم تَكُن آياتي تُتلىٰ عَلَيكُم فَكُنتُم بِها تُكَذِّبونَ
“Were My verses not conveyed to you, yet you denied them?”
قالوا رَبَّنا غَلَبَت عَلَينا شِقوَتُنا وَكُنّا قَومًا ضالّينَ
They will respond, “Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame us, and we were led astray.
رَبَّنا أَخرِجنا مِنها فَإِن عُدنا فَإِنّا ظالِمونَ
Our Lord, remove us from this. If we were to revert, we would indeed be wrongdoers.”
قالَ اخسَئوا فيها وَلا تُكَلِّمونِ
He will say, “Remain despised therein, and don’t speak to Me.
إِنَّهُ كانَ فَريقٌ مِن عِبادي يَقولونَ رَبَّنا آمَنّا فَاغفِر لَنا وَارحَمنا وَأَنتَ خَيرُ الرّاحِمينَ
A group of My servants used to say, ‘Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us, and have mercy on us, You are the Best of the Merciful.’
فَاتَّخَذتُموهُم سِخرِيًّا حَتّىٰ أَنسَوكُم ذِكري وَكُنتُم مِنهُم تَضحَكونَ
But you made fun of them, to the extent that it made you forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them.
إِنّي جَزَيتُهُمُ اليَومَ بِما صَبَروا أَنَّهُم هُمُ الفائِزونَ
“Today, I have rewarded them for their patience; truly, they are the ones who have triumphed.”
قالَ كَم لَبِثتُم فِي الأَرضِ عَدَدَ سِنينَ
He will ask, “How long did you stay on Earth in terms of years?”
قالوا لَبِثنا يَومًا أَو بَعضَ يَومٍ فَاسأَلِ العادّينَ
They will answer, “We stayed a day or part of a day; ask those who count.”
قالَ إِن لَبِثتُم إِلّا قَليلًا ۖ لَو أَنَّكُم كُنتُم تَعلَمونَ
He will say, “In fact, you stayed only a little—if only you had known.