فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَينا وَوَقانا عَذابَ السَّمومِ

But God blessed us and protected us from the torment of the Scorching Winds.

إِنّا كُنّا مِن قَبلُ نَدعوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ البَرُّ الرَّحيمُ

We used to pray to Him. He is the Benevolent, the Merciful.”

فَذَكِّر فَما أَنتَ بِنِعمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكاهِنٍ وَلا مَجنونٍ

So, remind them. You are not, by the grace of your Lord, a fortune teller or insane.

أَم يَقولونَ شاعِرٌ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ رَيبَ المَنونِ

Do they say, “A poet, we await his demise?”

قُل تَرَبَّصوا فَإِنّي مَعَكُم مِنَ المُتَرَبِّصينَ

Say, “Wait; I am waiting with you.”

أَم يَقولونَ تَقَوَّلَهُ ۚ بَل لا يُؤمِنونَ

Or do they say, “He made it up”? They can’t be sure.

فَليَأتوا بِحَديثٍ مِثلِهِ إِن كانوا صادِقينَ

Then, let them produce a similar statement—if they are truthful.

أَم خُلِقوا مِن غَيرِ شَيءٍ أَم هُمُ الخالِقونَ

Or were they created from nonexistence? Or are they the creators?

أَم خَلَقُوا السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضَ ۚ بَل لا يوقِنونَ

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Certainly, they lack conviction.

أَم عِندَهُم خَزائِنُ رَبِّكَ أَم هُمُ المُصَيطِرونَ

Or do they possess your Lord’s treasures? Or are they the ones in control?