فَما تَنفَعُهُم شَفاعَةُ الشّافِعينَ

So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.

فَما لَهُم عَنِ التَّذكِرَةِ مُعرِضينَ

Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away

كَأَنَّهُم حُمُرٌ مُستَنفِرَةٌ

As if they were alarmed donkeys

فَرَّت مِن قَسوَرَةٍ

Fleeing from a lion?

بَل يُريدُ كُلُّ امرِئٍ مِنهُم أَن يُؤتىٰ صُحُفًا مُنَشَّرَةً

Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.

كَلّا إِنَّهُ تَذكِرَةٌ

No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder

فَمَن شاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

Then whoever wills will remember it.

وَما يَذكُرونَ إِلّا أَن يَشاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهلُ التَّقوىٰ وَأَهلُ المَغفِرَةِ

And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.