And indeed, the disbelievers used to say,  

وَإِنْ كَانُوا لَيَقُولُونَ  

"If we had a message from ˹those of˺ the former peoples,  

لَوْ أَنَّ عِنْدَنَا ذِكْرًا مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ  

We would have been the chosen servants of Allah."  

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ  

But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know.  

فَكَفَرُوا بِهِ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ  

And Our word has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers,  

وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا الْمُرْسَلِينَ  

˹That˺ indeed, they would be those given victory  

إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ الْمَنْصُورُونَ  

And ˹that˺ indeed, Our soldiers will be those who overcome.  

وَإِنَّ جُنْدَنَا لَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ  

So, ˹O Muhammad˺, leave them for a time.  

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ  

And see ˹what will befall˺ them, for they are going to see.  

وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ  

Then for Our punishment are they impatient?  

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ  

But when it descends in their territory, then evil is the morning of those who were warned.  

فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ  

And leave them for a time.  

وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ  

And see, for they are going to see.  

وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ  

Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe.  

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ  

And peace upon the messengers.  

وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ  

And praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds.  

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ