﴿ أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ ﴾

“[How could they?] Are thy Sustainer’s treasures with them? Or are they in charge [of destiny]?”

Or do they possess the treasuries of your Lord? in the way of prophethood provision and other matters so that they are able to assign what they will exclusively to whom they will? Or are they the ones in control? or are they the mighty ones who hold sway? the verb from musaytirūna is saytara similar in root form to baytara ‘to practice veterinary medicine’ or bayqara ‘to corrupt’ ‘to ruin’.