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وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْا بَلْ مَكْرُ الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ اِذْ تَأْمُرُوْنَنَآ اَنْ نَّكْفُرَ بِاللّٰهِ وَنَجْعَلَ لَهٗٓ اَنْدَادًا ۗوَاَسَرُّوا النَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَاَوُا الْعَذَابَۗ وَجَعَلْنَا الْاَغْلٰلَ فِيْٓ اَعْنَاقِ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْاۗ هَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ اِلَّا مَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ   ( سبإ: ٣٣ )

waqāla
وَقَالَ
And will say
alladhīna
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
us'tuḍ'ʿifū
ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟
were oppressed
lilladhīna
لِلَّذِينَ
to those who
is'takbarū
ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟
were arrogant
bal
بَلْ
"Nay
makru
مَكْرُ
(it was) a plot
al-layli
ٱلَّيْلِ
(by) night
wal-nahāri
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
and (by) day
idh
إِذْ
when
tamurūnanā
تَأْمُرُونَنَآ
you were ordering us
an
أَن
that
nakfura
نَّكْفُرَ
we disbelieve
bil-lahi
بِٱللَّهِ
in Allah
wanajʿala
وَنَجْعَلَ
and we set up
lahu
لَهُۥٓ
for Him
andādan
أَندَادًاۚ
equals"
wa-asarrū
وَأَسَرُّوا۟
But they will conceal
l-nadāmata
ٱلنَّدَامَةَ
the regret
lammā
لَمَّا
when
ra-awū
رَأَوُا۟
they see
l-ʿadhāba
ٱلْعَذَابَ
the punishment
wajaʿalnā
وَجَعَلْنَا
And We will put
l-aghlāla
ٱلْأَغْلَٰلَ
shackles
فِىٓ
on
aʿnāqi
أَعْنَاقِ
(the) necks
alladhīna
ٱلَّذِينَ
(of) those who
kafarū
كَفَرُوا۟ۚ
disbelieved
hal
هَلْ
Will
yuj'zawna
يُجْزَوْنَ
they be recompensed
illā
إِلَّا
except
مَا
(for) what
kānū
كَانُوا۟
they used to
yaʿmalūna
يَعْمَلُونَ
do?

Wa qaalal lazeenastud'ifoo lillazeenas takbaroo bal makrul laili wannahaari iz taamuroonanaaa an nakfura billaahi wa naj'ala lahooo andaadaa; wa asarrun nadaamata lammaa ra awul 'azaab; wa ja'alnal aghlaala feee a'naaqil lazeena kafaroo; hal yujzawna illaa maa kanoo ya'maloon (Sabaʾ 34:33)

Sahih International:

Those who were oppressed will say to those who were arrogant, "Rather, [it was your] conspiracy of night and day when you were ordering us to disbelieve in Allah and attribute to Him equals." But they will [all] confide regret when they see the punishment; and We will put shackles on the necks of those who disbelieved. Will they be recompensed except for what they used to do? (Saba [34] : 33)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

And those weak will say to those overbearing, “But (it was your) intriguing day and night (that stopped us from accepting guidance), when you were directing us to disbelieve in Allah and to set up rivals to Him.” And all of them will conceal (their) regrets when they will see the punishment. And We will place iron-collars around the necks of those who disbelieved. They will not be recompensed except for what they used to do.