أَمرًا مِن عِندِنا ۚ إِنّا كُنّا مُرسِلينَ

[Every] matter [proceeding] from Us. Indeed, We were to send [a messenger]

رَحمَةً مِن رَبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّميعُ العَليمُ

As mercy from your Lord. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

رَبِّ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ وَما بَينَهُما ۖ إِن كُنتُم موقِنينَ

Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, if you would be certain.

لا إِلـٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ يُحيي وَيُميتُ ۖ رَبُّكُم وَرَبُّ آبائِكُمُ الأَوَّلينَ

There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.

بَل هُم في شَكٍّ يَلعَبونَ

But they are in doubt, amusing themselves.

يَغشَى النّاسَ ۖ هـٰذا عَذابٌ أَليمٌ

Covering the people; this is a painful torment.

رَبَّنَا اكشِف عَنَّا العَذابَ إِنّا مُؤمِنونَ

[They will say], "Our Lord, remove from us the torment; indeed, we are believers."

أَنّىٰ لَهُمُ الذِّكرىٰ وَقَد جاءَهُم رَسولٌ مُبينٌ

How will there be for them a reminder [at that time]? And there had come to them a clear Messenger.

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوا عَنهُ وَقالوا مُعَلَّمٌ مَجنونٌ

Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman."

إِنّا كاشِفُو العَذابِ قَليلًا ۚ إِنَّكُم عائِدونَ

Indeed, We will remove the torment for a little. Indeed, you [disbelievers] will return [to disbelief].