عُتُلٍّ بَعدَ ذٰلِكَ زَنيمٍ

Rude and fake.

أَن كانَ ذا مالٍ وَبَنينَ

Just because he is wealthy and has children.

إِذا تُتلىٰ عَلَيهِ آياتُنا قالَ أَساطيرُ الأَوَّلينَ

When Our verses are conveyed to him, he says, “Legends of the ancients.”

سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الخُرطومِ

We will mark him on the nose.

إِنّا بَلَوناهُم كَما بَلَونا أَصحابَ الجَنَّةِ إِذ أَقسَموا لَيَصرِمُنَّها مُصبِحينَ

We tested them, just as We tested the garden owners, when they vowed to harvest in the morning.

فَطافَ عَلَيها طائِفٌ مِن رَبِّكَ وَهُم نائِمونَ

But a visitation from your Lord swept around it while they were asleep.

فَأَصبَحَت كَالصَّريمِ

And by morning, it was as if harvested.

فَتَنادَوا مُصبِحينَ

At dawn, they called one another.

أَنِ اغدوا عَلىٰ حَرثِكُم إِن كُنتُم صارِمينَ

“Go early to your crop if you intend to harvest.”

فَانطَلَقوا وَهُم يَتَخافَتونَ

And they set off, whispering amongst themselves.