وَأَن لا تَعلوا عَلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنّي آتيكُم بِسُلطانٍ مُبينٍ
And don’t exalt yourselves against God; I’ve come to you with clear authority.
وَإِنّي عُذتُ بِرَبّي وَرَبِّكُم أَن تَرجُمونِ
I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.
وَإِن لَم تُؤمِنوا لي فَاعتَزِلونِ
If you don’t believe me, then keep your distance from me.”
فَدَعا رَبَّهُ أَنَّ هـٰؤُلاءِ قَومٌ مُجرِمونَ
Then, he implored his Lord, “These are criminal people.”
فَأَسرِ بِعِبادي لَيلًا إِنَّكُم مُتَّبَعونَ
“Depart with My servants by night—you will be pursued.
وَاترُكِ البَحرَ رَهوًا ۖ إِنَّهُم جُندٌ مُغرَقونَ
And leave the sea in stillness; they are soldiers to be drowned.”
كَم تَرَكوا مِن جَنّاتٍ وَعُيونٍ
How many gardens and springs did they leave behind?
وَزُروعٍ وَمَقامٍ كَريمٍ
And fields and noble sites.
وَنَعمَةٍ كانوا فيها فاكِهينَ
And comfort wherein they were amused.
كَذٰلِكَ ۖ وَأَورَثناها قَومًا آخَرينَ
Thus, and We made it an inheritance for another people.
فَما بَكَت عَلَيهِمُ السَّماءُ وَالأَرضُ وَما كانوا مُنظَرينَ
Neither heaven nor earth wept for them, nor were they reprieved.