قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
they said, ‘Glory be to God, Our Lord! Truly, we were doing wrong!’-
فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ
and then they turned to each other in mutual reproach.
قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ
They said, ‘Alas for us! We have done terrible wrong,
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَنَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ
but maybe our Lord will give us something better in its place: we truly turn to Him in hope.’
كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ
Such is the punishment [in this life], but greater still is the punishment in the Hereafter, if only they knew.
إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
There will be Gardens of bliss for those who are mindful of God.
أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
Should We treat those who submit to Us as We treat those who do evil?
مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ
What is the matter with you? On what basis do you judge?