وَلَقَد أَنذَرَهُم بَطشَتَنا فَتَمارَوا بِالنُّذُرِ

And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.

وَلَقَد راوَدوهُ عَن ضَيفِهِ فَطَمَسنا أَعيُنَهُم فَذوقوا عَذابي وَنُذُرِ

And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."

وَلَقَد صَبَّحَهُم بُكرَةً عَذابٌ مُستَقِرٌّ

And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.

فَذوقوا عَذابي وَنُذُرِ

So taste My punishment and warning.

وَلَقَد يَسَّرنَا القُرآنَ لِلذِّكرِ فَهَل مِن مُدَّكِرٍ

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

كَذَّبوا بِآياتِنا كُلِّها فَأَخَذناهُم أَخذَ عَزيزٍ مُقتَدِرٍ

They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.

أَكُفّارُكُم خَيرٌ مِن أُولـٰئِكُم أَم لَكُم بَراءَةٌ فِي الزُّبُرِ

Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scripture?

أَم يَقولونَ نَحنُ جَميعٌ مُنتَصِرٌ

Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?

سَيُهزَمُ الجَمعُ وَيُوَلّونَ الدُّبُرَ

[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].

بَلِ السّاعَةُ مَوعِدُهُم وَالسّاعَةُ أَدهىٰ وَأَمَرُّ

But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.