﴿ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوٓا۟ أَنَحْنُ صَدَدْنَٰكُمْ عَنِ ٱلْهُدَىٰ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَآءَكُم ۖ بَلْ كُنتُم مُّجْرِمِينَ ﴾

“[And] those who were wont to glory in their arrogance will say unto those who had been weak: “Why - did we keep you [forcibly] from following the right path after it had become obvious to you? Nay, it was but you [yourselves] who were guilty!””

{ قَالَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا } مستفهمين لهم ومخبرين أن الجميع مشتركون في الجرم: { أَنَحْنُ صَدَدْنَاكُمْ عَنِ الْهُدَى بَعْدَ إِذْ جَاءَكُمْ } أي: بقوتنا وقهرنا لكم. { بَلْ كُنْتُمْ مُجْرِمِينَ } أي: مختارين للإجرام, لستم مقهورين عليه, وإن كنا قد زينا لكم, فما كان لنا عليكم من سلطان.