37. Safat · verses 171–178

وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Walaqad sabaqat kalimatuna liAAibadina almursaleena

Already has Our Word been passed before (this) to our Servants sent (by Us),

إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ

Innahum lahumu almansooroona

That they would certainly be assisted,

وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ

Wainna jundana lahumu alghaliboona

And that Our forces,- they surely must conquer.

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ

Fatawalla AAanhum hatta heenin

So turn thou away from them for a little while,

وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ

Waabsirhum fasawfa yubsiroona

And watch them (how they fare), and they soon shall see (how thou farest)!

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

AfabiAAathabina yastaAAjiloona

Do they wish (indeed) to hurry on our Punishment?

فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

Faitha nazala bisahatihim fasaa sabahu almunthareena

But when it descends into the open space before them, evil will be the morning for those who were warned (and heeded not)!

وَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ

Watawalla AAanhum hatta heenin

So turn thou away from them for a little while,