38. Sad · verses 61–69

قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا مَن قَدَّمَ لَنَا هَٰذَا فَزِدۡهُ عَذَابٗا ضِعۡفٗا فِي ٱلنَّارِ

Qaloo rabbana man qaddama lana hatha fazidhu AAathaban diAAfan fee alnnari

They will say: "Our Lord! whoever brought this upon us,- Add to him a double Penalty in the Fire!"

وَقَالُواْ مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالٗا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَشۡرَارِ

Waqaloo ma lana la nara rijalan kunna naAAudduhum mina alashrari

And they will say: "What has happened to us that we see not men whom we used to number among the bad ones?

أَتَّخَذۡنَٰهُمۡ سِخۡرِيًّا أَمۡ زَاغَتۡ عَنۡهُمُ ٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرُ

Attakhathnahum sikhriyyan am zaghat AAanhumu alabsaru

"Did we treat them (as such) in ridicule, or have (our) eyes failed to perceive them?"

إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَحَقّٞ تَخَاصُمُ أَهۡلِ ٱلنَّارِ

Inna thalika lahaqqun takhasumu ahli alnnari

Truly that is just and fitting,- the mutual recriminations of the People of the Fire!

قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ مُنذِرٞۖ وَمَا مِنۡ إِلَٰهٍ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡوَٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّارُ

Qul innama ana munthirun wama min ilahin illa Allahu alwahidu alqahharu

Say: "Truly am I a Warner: no god is there but the one Allah, Supreme and Irresistible,-

رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡغَفَّٰرُ

Rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alAAazeezu alghaffaru

"The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between,- Exalted in Might, able to enforce His Will, forgiving again and again."

قُلۡ هُوَ نَبَؤٌاْ عَظِيمٌ

Qul huwa nabaon AAatheemun

Say: "That is a Message Supreme (above all),-

أَنتُمۡ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضُونَ

Antum AAanhu muAAridoona

"From which ye do turn away!

مَا كَانَ لِيَ مِنۡ عِلۡمِۭ بِٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰٓ إِذۡ يَخۡتَصِمُونَ

Ma kana liya min AAilmin bialmalai alaAAla ith yakhtasimoona

"No knowledge have I of the Chiefs on high, when they discuss (matters) among themselves.