وَمَامِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ
˹The angels respond,˺ “There is not one of us without an assigned station ˹of worship˺.
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ
We are indeed the ones lined up in ranks ˹for Allah˺.
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ
And we are indeed the ones ˹constantly˺ glorifying ˹His praise˺.”
وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ
They certainly used to say,
لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
“If only we had a Reminder like ˹those of˺ earlier peoples,1
لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
we would have truly been Allah’s devoted servants.”
فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ
But ˹now˺ they reject it, so they will soon know.
وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Our Word has already gone forth to Our servants, the messengers,
إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ
that they would surely be helped,