قالوا بَل لَم تَكونوا مُؤمِنينَ

The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,

وَما كانَ لَنا عَلَيكُم مِن سُلطانٍ ۖ بَل كُنتُم قَومًا طاغينَ

And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.

فَحَقَّ عَلَينا قَولُ رَبِّنا ۖ إِنّا لَذائِقونَ

So the word of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment].

فَأَغوَيناكُم إِنّا كُنّا غاوينَ

And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators."

فَإِنَّهُم يَومَئِذٍ فِي العَذابِ مُشتَرِكونَ

So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment.

إِنَّهُم كانوا إِذا قيلَ لَهُم لا إِلـٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَستَكبِرونَ

Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allah," were arrogant

وَيَقولونَ أَئِنّا لَتارِكو آلِهَتِنا لِشاعِرٍ مَجنونٍ

And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"

بَل جاءَ بِالحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ المُرسَلينَ

Rather, the Prophet has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers.

إِنَّكُم لَذائِقُو العَذابِ الأَليمِ

Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment,

وَما تُجزَونَ إِلّا ما كُنتُم تَعمَلونَ

And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do -