26. Shuara · verses 96–105

قَالُواْ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا يَخۡتَصِمُونَ

Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona

"They will say there in their mutual bickerings:

تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ

TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin

"´By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest,

إِذۡ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena

"´When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds;

وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ

Wama adallana illa almujrimoona

"´And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt.

فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَٰفِعِينَ

Fama lana min shafiAAeena

"´Now, then, we have none to intercede (for us),

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٖ

Wala sadeeqin hameemin

"´Nor a single friend to feel (for us).

فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةٗ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almumineena

"´Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!´"

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

Verily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Kaththabat qawmu noohin almursaleena

The people of Noah rejected the messengers.