سَلهُم أَيُّهُم بِذٰلِكَ زَعيمٌ

Ask them, which of them can guarantee that.

أَم لَهُم شُرَكاءُ فَليَأتوا بِشُرَكائِهِم إِن كانوا صادِقينَ

Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they are truthful.

يَومَ يُكشَفُ عَن ساقٍ وَيُدعَونَ إِلَى السُّجودِ فَلا يَستَطيعونَ

On the Day the reality will be exposed, they will be called upon to prostrate, but they won’t be able to.

خاشِعَةً أَبصارُهُم تَرهَقُهُم ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَد كانوا يُدعَونَ إِلَى السُّجودِ وَهُم سالِمونَ

Their eyes will be downcast, covered by disgrace; for they were called upon to prostrate when they were sound.

فَذَرني وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهـٰذَا الحَديثِ ۖ سَنَستَدرِجُهُم مِن حَيثُ لا يَعلَمونَ

So leave Me to those who deny this message. We will progressively lead them from where they don’t perceive.

أَم تَسأَلُهُم أَجرًا فَهُم مِن مَغرَمٍ مُثقَلونَ

Or are you asking them for a fee, therefore they are burdened with debts?

أَم عِندَهُمُ الغَيبُ فَهُم يَكتُبونَ

Or do they have knowledge of the unseen, so they write it down?

فَاصبِر لِحُكمِ رَبِّكَ وَلا تَكُن كَصاحِبِ الحوتِ إِذ نادىٰ وَهُوَ مَكظومٌ

Exercise patience for your Lord’s decree, and don’t be like the Fellow of the Whale, who called out in his affliction.

لَولا أَن تَدارَكَهُ نِعمَةٌ مِن رَبِّهِ لَنُبِذَ بِالعَراءِ وَهُوَ مَذمومٌ

Had it not been for a favor from his Lord, he would’ve been thrown onto the barren shore, and he was to blame.

فَاجتَباهُ رَبُّهُ فَجَعَلَهُ مِنَ الصّالِحينَ

But his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.