23. Muminun · verses 107–114

رَبَّنَآ أَخۡرِجۡنَا مِنۡهَا فَإِنۡ عُدۡنَا فَإِنَّا ظَٰلِمُونَ

Rabbana akhrijna minha fain AAudna fainna thalimoona

"Our Lord! bring us out of this: if ever we return (to Evil), then shall we be wrong-doers indeed!"

قَالَ ٱخۡسَـُٔواْ فِيهَا وَلَا تُكَلِّمُونِ

Qala ikhsaoo feeha wala tukallimooni

He will say: "Be ye driven into it (with ignominy)! And speak ye not to Me!

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَرِيقٞ مِّنۡ عِبَادِي يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

Innahu kana fareequn min AAibadee yaqooloona rabbana amanna faighfir lana wairhamna waanta khayru alrrahimeena

"A part of My servants there was, who used to pray ´our Lord! we believe; then do Thou forgive us, and have mercy upon us: For Thou art the Best of those who show mercy!"

فَٱتَّخَذۡتُمُوهُمۡ سِخۡرِيًّا حَتَّىٰٓ أَنسَوۡكُمۡ ذِكۡرِي وَكُنتُم مِّنۡهُمۡ تَضۡحَكُونَ

Faittakhathtumoohum sikhriyyan hatta ansawkum thikree wakuntum minhum tadhakoona

"But ye treated them with ridicule, so much so that (ridicule of) them made you forget My Message while ye were laughing at them!

إِنِّي جَزَيۡتُهُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ بِمَا صَبَرُوٓاْ أَنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡفَآئِزُونَ

Innee jazaytuhumu alyawma bima sabaroo annahum humu alfaizoona

"I have rewarded them this Day for their patience and constancy: they are indeed the ones that have achieved Bliss..."

قَٰلَ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ

Qala kam labithtum fee alardi AAadada sineena

He will say: "What number of years did ye stay on earth?"

قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمٖ فَسۡـَٔلِ ٱلۡعَآدِّينَ

Qaloo labithna yawman aw baAAda yawmin faisali alAAaddeena

They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day: but ask those who keep account."

قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗاۖ لَّوۡ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

Qala in labithtum illa qaleelan law annakum kuntum taAAlamoona

He will say: "Ye stayed not but a little,- if ye had only known!