وَانطَلَقَ المَلَأُ مِنهُم أَنِ امشوا وَاصبِروا عَلىٰ آلِهَتِكُم ۖ إِنَّ هـٰذا لَشَيءٌ يُرادُ

Their leaders set out, saying, “Walk away, and remain loyal to your gods. This is something which is designed.

ما سَمِعنا بِهـٰذا فِي المِلَّةِ الآخِرَةِ إِن هـٰذا إِلَّا اختِلاقٌ

We’ve never heard of this in the previous religion. This is nothing but an invented tale.

أَأُنزِلَ عَلَيهِ الذِّكرُ مِن بَينِنا ۚ بَل هُم في شَكٍّ مِن ذِكري ۖ بَل لَمّا يَذوقوا عَذابِ

Was the message sent exclusively to him among us?” They are in doubt about My message. They haven’t yet tasted My punishment.

أَم عِندَهُم خَزائِنُ رَحمَةِ رَبِّكَ العَزيزِ الوَهّابِ

Do they hold the keys to the treasures of your Lord’s mercy—the Majestic, the Giver?

أَم لَهُم مُلكُ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ وَما بَينَهُما ۖ فَليَرتَقوا فِي الأَسبابِ

Do they possess the heavens, the earth, and everything in between? Let them ascend through any means they can.

كَذَّبَت قَبلَهُم قَومُ نوحٍ وَعادٌ وَفِرعَونُ ذُو الأَوتادِ

Before them, the people of Noah, Aad, and Pharaoh of the Stakes, all denied the truth.

وَثَمودُ وَقَومُ لوطٍ وَأَصحابُ الأَيكَةِ ۚ أُولـٰئِكَ الأَحزابُ

So did Thamud, the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the woods—these were the alliances.

إِن كُلٌّ إِلّا كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقابِ

All of them denied the messengers, so my retribution was justified.

وَما يَنظُرُ هـٰؤُلاءِ إِلّا صَيحَةً واحِدَةً ما لَها مِن فَواقٍ

They await but a single blast, from which there is no recovery.

وَقالوا رَبَّنا عَجِّل لَنا قِطَّنا قَبلَ يَومِ الحِسابِ

They demand, “Our Lord, expedite our portion before the Day of Reckoning.”