فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَما أَسأَلُكُم عَلَيهِ مِن أَجرٍ ۖ إِن أَجرِيَ إِلّا عَلىٰ رَبِّ العالَمينَ

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

أَتَبنونَ بِكُلِّ ريعٍ آيَةً تَعبَثونَ

Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,

وَتَتَّخِذونَ مَصانِعَ لَعَلَّكُم تَخلُدونَ

And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?

وَإِذا بَطَشتُم بَطَشتُم جَبّارينَ

And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.

وَاتَّقُوا الَّذي أَمَدَّكُم بِما تَعلَمونَ

And fear He who provided you with that which you know,

أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنعامٍ وَبَنينَ

Provided you with grazing livestock and children

وَجَنّاتٍ وَعُيونٍ

And gardens and springs.

إِنّي أَخافُ عَلَيكُم عَذابَ يَومٍ عَظيمٍ

Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."

قالوا سَواءٌ عَلَينا أَوَعَظتَ أَم لَم تَكُن مِنَ الواعِظينَ

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.