أَقَرّواthey acknowledged بِالإِلَهِin God وَأَثبَتوهُand affirmed Him
أَقَرّوا بِالإِلَهِ وَأَثبَتوهُ
وَقالواand they said لاno نَبِيَّprophet وَلاand no كِتابُscripture
وَقالوا لا نَبِيَّ وَلا كِتابُ
They acknowledged God and affirmed His existence,
and said, “There is no prophet and no scripture,
وَوَطءُand intercourse with بَناتِناour daughters حِلٌّlawful مُباحٌpermitted
وَوَطءُ بَناتِنا حِلٌّ مُباحٌ
رُوَيدَكُمُeasy now, all of you فَقَدfor indeed بَطَلَhas become futile العِتابُreproach
رُوَيدَكُمُ فَقَد بَطَلَ العِتابُ
and intercourse with our daughters is lawful and permitted.”
Easy now, all of you, for reproach has become futile.
تَمادَواthey persisted فيin العِتابِreproach وَلَمand did not يَتوبواrepent
تَمادَوا في العِتابِ وَلَم يَتوبوا
وَلَوand if سَمِعواthey heard صَليلَthe clang of السَيفِthe sword تابواthey would have repented
وَلَو سَمِعوا صَليلَ السَيفِ تابوا
They persisted in reproach and did not repent;
yet had they heard the sword’s clang, they would have repented.