وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ
And do you take to yourselves castles (Or: huge buildings and tombs) that possibly you may abide eternally?
وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ
And when you assault, you assault as potentates.
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So be pious to Allah, and obey me.
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ
And be pious to Him Who has supplied you with whatever you know.
أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنۡعَٰمٖ وَبَنِينَ
He has supplied you with cattle (Ancam includes cattle, camels, sheep, and goats) and sons,
وَجَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ
And gardens and springs.
إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
Surely I fear for you the torment of a tremendous Day."
قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ
They said, "It is equal to us, whether you admonish or you are not one of the admonishers.
إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Decidedly this is nothing except the character of the earliest (people),