فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ 30

30        So they faced each other and started blaming (one another).

قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ 31

31 They said: “Woe to us all! Indeed, we were (all) transgressors.”

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَنَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ 32

32 “We hope that our Creator will replace this with a better garden. Indeed, we turn to our Creator (with hope).”

كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ 33

33 Thus comes the punishment (in the worldly life), but the punishment of the Hereafter is much greater, if they knew.

إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ 34

34 Indeed, for the pious persons are Gardens of delight (Paradise) with their Creator.

أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ 35

35 Shall We then treat the Muslims like the criminals?

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ 36

36 What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَٰبٞ فِيهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ 37

37 Or do you have a Book in which you read,

إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ 38

38 Indeed, there will be for you all that you choose?

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَيۡمَٰنٌ عَلَيۡنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُونَ 39

39 Or do you have some oath from Us, which will remain in force till the Day of Resurrection that you will have all that you decide for yourself?

سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ 40

40 Ask them, which of them will stand surety for that!

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَآءُ فَلۡيَأۡتُواْ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡ إِن كَانُواْ صَٰدِقِينَ 41

41 Or do they have their ‘so-called partners’, then they should bring their partners, if they are truthful?

يَوۡمَ يُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقٖ وَيُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ 42

42 (Remember) the Day (of Judgement) when Allah shall expose His Shin (lower part of leg), (as befits His Majesty) and they will be asked to prostrate themselves (to Allah) but they (the hypocrites) shall not be able to do so. (Bukhari vol. 6 no. 441).

خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٞۖ وَقَدۡ كَانُواْ يُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَٰلِمُونَ 43

43 They will have humbled glances (with shame) and disgrace will cover them. And, indeed, they were called to prostrate themselves (i.e. offer prayers in Masajid) while they had sound health (but they did not come) (Tabari and Qurtubi).

فَذَرۡنِي وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِۖ سَنَسۡتَدۡرِجُهُم مِّنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ 44

44 Hence, leave Me and those who deny this Quran, We shall gradually lead them (to Hell-Fire) from directions they don’t know.

وَأُمۡلِي لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَيۡدِي مَتِينٌ 45

45 And I shall grant them some delay. Indeed, My strategy is very firm.

أَمۡ تَسۡ‍َٔلُهُمۡ أَجۡرٗا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمٖ مُّثۡقَلُونَ 46

46 Or do you [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] ask them for any payment (for your services), so that they are heavily burdened with this debt?

أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُونَ 47

47 Or do they have knowledge of the unseen (i.e. access to Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz), so that they write down (the information from it)?

فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومٞ 48

48 Hence, be patient with the Command of your Creator, and don’t be like the Companion of the fish [i.e. Prophet Yunus ( peace be upon him )  ], who prayed to Us when he was deeply sad.

لَّوۡلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعۡمَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُومٞ 49

49 If the Grace of his Creator had not reached him, he would have been thrown in an open field in a disgusting condition (but due to Allah’s Grace he was cast ashore with shade to cover him and was no more in a disgusting condition).