قَالُواْ لَمۡ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
وَلَمۡ نَكُ نُطۡعِمُ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينَ
Nor did we feed the wretched.
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلۡخَآئِضِينَ
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلۡيَقِينُ
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمۡ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَ
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
فَمَا لَهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلتَّذۡكِرَةِ مُعۡرِضِينَ
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
كَأَنَّهُمۡ حُمُرٞ مُّسۡتَنفِرَةٞ
As they were frightened asses
فَرَّتۡ مِن قَسۡوَرَةِۭ
Fleeing from a lion?
بَلۡ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُؤۡتَىٰ صُحُفٗا مُّنَشَّرَةٗ
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).