37. Safat · verses 30–36

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!

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).

فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ

Faaghwaynakum inna kunna ghaweena

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

فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ

Fainnahum yawmaithin fee alAAathabi mushtarikoona

Truly, that Day, they will (all) share in the Penalty.

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

Inna kathalika nafAAalu bialmujrimeena

Verily that is how We shall deal with Sinners.

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ

Innahum kanoo itha qeela lahum la ilaha illa Allahu yastakbiroona

For they, when they were told that there is no god except Allah, would puff themselves up with Pride,

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ

Wayaqooloona ainna latarikoo alihatina lishaAAirin majnoonin

And say: "What! shall we give up our gods for the sake of a Poet possessed?"