ما لَكُم كَيفَ تَحكُمونَ

What’s the matter with you? How do you judge?

أَم لَكُم كِتابٌ فيهِ تَدرُسونَ

Or do you have a book in which you study?

إِنَّ لَكُم فيهِ لَما تَخَيَّرونَ

In it, you have whatever you prefer?

أَم لَكُم أَيمانٌ عَلَينا بالِغَةٌ إِلىٰ يَومِ القِيامَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُم لَما تَحكُمونَ

Or do you have guarantees from Us, reaching until Resurrection Day, that you will get whatever you judge?

سَلهُم أَيُّهُم بِذٰلِكَ زَعيمٌ

Ask them, which of them can guarantee that.

يَومَ يُكشَفُ عَن ساقٍ وَيُدعَونَ إِلَى السُّجودِ فَلا يَستَطيعونَ

On the Day the reality will be exposed, they will be called upon to prostrate, but they won’t be able to.

خاشِعَةً أَبصارُهُم تَرهَقُهُم ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَد كانوا يُدعَونَ إِلَى السُّجودِ وَهُم سالِمونَ

Their eyes will be downcast, covered by disgrace; for they were called upon to prostrate when they were sound.

فَذَرني وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهـٰذَا الحَديثِ ۖ سَنَستَدرِجُهُم مِن حَيثُ لا يَعلَمونَ

So leave Me to those who deny this message. We will progressively lead them from where they don’t perceive.

وَأُملي لَهُم ۚ إِنَّ كَيدي مَتينٌ

And I will give them time. My plan is firm.

أَم تَسأَلُهُم أَجرًا فَهُم مِن مَغرَمٍ مُثقَلونَ

Or are you asking them for a fee, therefore they are burdened with debts?