37. Safat · verses 27–32

سورة الصّافّات
27

وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Waaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatasaaloona

And they will turn to one another, and question one another.

28

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ

Qaloo innakum kuntum tatoonana AAani alyameeni

They will say: "It was ye who used to come to us from the right hand (of power and authority)!"

29

قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

Qaloo bal lam takoonoo mumineena

They will reply: "Nay, ye yourselves had no Faith!

30

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا طَٰغِينَ

Wama kana lana AAalaykum min sultanin bal kuntum qawman tagheena

"Nor had we any authority over you. Nay, it was ye who were a people in obstinate rebellion!

31

فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ

Fahaqqa AAalayna qawlu rabbina inna lathaiqoona

"So now has been proved true, against us, the word of our Lord that we shall indeed (have to) taste (the punishment of our sins).

32

فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ

Faaghwaynakum inna kunna ghaweena

"We led you astray: for truly we were ourselves astray."