it has been given to you] lest you say only unto two groups of people before our time has a divine writ been bestowed from on high and we were indeed unaware of their teachings or lest you say if a divine writ had been bestowed from on high upon us we would surely have followed its guidance better than they did. and so a clear evidence of the truth has now come unto you from your sustainer and guidance and grace. who then could be more wicked than he who gives the lie to gods messages and turns away from them in disdain? we shall requite those who turn away from our messages in disdain with evil suffering for having thus turned away!
أن تقولوا إنما أنزل الكتاب على طائفتين من قبلنا وإن كنا عن دراستهم لغافلين أو تقولوا لو أنا أنزل علينا الكتاب لكنا أهدى منهم فقد جاءكم بينة من ربكم وهدى ورحمة فمن أظلم ممن كذب بآيات الله وصدف عنها سنجزي الذين يصدفون عن آياتنا سوء العذاب بما كانوا يصدفون