They said, “Woe to us. We sinned.
قالوا يٰوَيلَنا إِنّا كُنّا طٰغينَ
qaaloo yaa wailanaaa innaa kunnaa taagheen
They said, “Woe to us. We sinned.
قالوا يٰوَيلَنا إِنّا كُنّا طٰغينَ
qaaloo yaa wailanaaa innaa kunnaa taagheen
“May our Lord grant us a better one. We repent to our Lord.”
عَسىٰ رَبُّنا أَن يُبدِلَنا خَيرًا مِنها إِنّا إِلىٰ رَبِّنا رٰغِبونَ
‘asaa rabbunaaa any yubdilanaa khairam minhaaa innaaa ilaa rabbinaa raaghiboon
Such was the requital. But the retribution of the Hereafter is far worse, if they only knew.
كَذٰلِكَ العَذابُ وَلَعَذابُ الـٔاخِرَةِ أَكبَرُ لَو كانوا يَعلَمونَ
kazaalikal azaab, wa la’azaabul aakhirati akbar; law kaanoo ya’lamoon
The righteous have deserved, at their Lord, gardens of bliss.
إِنَّ لِلمُتَّقينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِم جَنّٰتِ النَّعيمِ
inna lilmuttaqeena ‘inda rabbihim jannaatin na’eem
Shall we treat the Submitters like the criminals?
أَفَنَجعَلُ المُسلِمينَ كَالمُجرِمينَ
afanaj’alul muslimeena kalmujrimeen
Do you have another book to uphold?
أَم لَكُم كِتٰبٌ فيهِ تَدرُسونَ
am lakum kitaabun feehi tadrusoon
In it, do you find anything you want?
إِنَّ لَكُم فيهِ لَما تَخَيَّرونَ
inna lakum feehi lamaa takhaiyaroon
Or, have you received solemn assurances from us that grant you whatever you wish on the Day of Resurrection?
أَم لَكُم أَيمٰنٌ عَلَينا بٰلِغَةٌ إِلىٰ يَومِ القِيٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُم لَما تَحكُمونَ
am lakum aymaanun ‘alainaa baalighatun ilaa yawmil qiyaamati inna lakum lamaa tahkumoon
Ask them, “Who guarantees this for you?”
سَلهُم أَيُّهُم بِذٰلِكَ زَعيمٌ
salhum ayyuhum bizaa lika za’eem