The Jews and the Christians said, “We are the sons of Allah and His beloved ones”; say, “Why does He then punish you for your sins? In fact you are human beings, part of His creation; He forgives whomever He wills, and punishes whomever He wills; and for Allah only is the kingship of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them – and towards Him is the return.”
و يهودان و ترسايان گفتند: «ما پسران خدا و دوستان او هستيم.» بگو: «پس چرا شما را به [كيفر] گناهانتان عذاب مى‌كند؟ عنه،] بلكه شما [هم‌] بشريد از جمله كسانى كه آفريده است. هر كه را بخواهد مى‌آمرزد، و هر كه را بخواهد عذاب مى‌كند، و فرمانروايى آسمانها و زمين و آنچه ميان آن دو مى‌باشد از آن خداست، و بازگشت [همه‌] به سوى اوست.»