Qaaloo yaa wailanaaa innaa kunnaa taagheen
They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.
'Asaa rabbunaaa any yubdilanaa khairam minhaaa innaaa ilaa rabbinaa raaghiboon
Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."
Kazaalikal azaab, wa la'azaabul aakhirati akbar; law kaanoo ya'lamoon
Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
Inna lilmuttaqeena 'inda rabbihim jannaatin na'eem
Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure.
Afanaj'alul muslimeena kalmujrimeen
Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals?
Maa lakum kaifa tahhkumoon
What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge?
Am lakum kitaabun feehi tadrusoon
Or do you have a scripture in which you learn
Inna lakum feehi lamaa takhaiyaroon
That indeed for you is whatever you choose?
Am lakum aymaanun 'alainaa baalighatun ilaa yawmil qiyaamati inna lakum lamaa tahkumoon
Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?
Salhum ayyuhum bizaa lika za'eem
Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.