قالوا يا وَيلَنا إِنّا كُنّا طاغينَ

They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.

عَسىٰ رَبُّنا أَن يُبدِلَنا خَيرًا مِنها إِنّا إِلىٰ رَبِّنا راغِبونَ

Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."

كَذٰلِكَ العَذابُ ۖ وَلَعَذابُ الآخِرَةِ أَكبَرُ ۚ لَو كانوا يَعلَمونَ

Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.

إِنَّ لِلمُتَّقينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِم جَنّاتِ النَّعيمِ

Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure.

أَفَنَجعَلُ المُسلِمينَ كَالمُجرِمينَ

Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals?

أَم لَكُم كِتابٌ فيهِ تَدرُسونَ

Or do you have a scripture in which you learn

إِنَّ لَكُم فيهِ لَما تَخَيَّرونَ

That indeed for you is whatever you choose?

أَم لَكُم أَيمانٌ عَلَينا بالِغَةٌ إِلىٰ يَومِ القِيامَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُم لَما تَحكُمونَ

Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?

سَلهُم أَيُّهُم بِذٰلِكَ زَعيمٌ

Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.

أَم لَهُم شُرَكاءُ فَليَأتوا بِشُرَكائِهِم إِن كانوا صادِقينَ

Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful.