وَلَئِن And if wala-in you ask them sa-altahum surely they will say layaqūlunna Only innamā we were kunnā conversing nakhūḍu and playing wanalʿabu Say qul Is it Allah abil-lahi and His Verses waāyātihi and His Messenger warasūlihi (that) you were kuntum mocking tastahziūna
And if you ask them, they will surely say, "We were only conversing and playing." Say, "Is it Allāh and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?"
لَا (Do) not lā make excuse taʿtadhirū verily qad you have disbelieved kafartum after baʿda your belief īmānikum If in We pardon naʿfu [on] ʿan a party ṭāifatin of you minkum We will punish nuʿadhib a party ṭāifatan because they bi-annahum were kānū criminals muj'rimīna
Make no excuse; you have disbelieved [i.e., rejected faith] after your belief. If We pardon one faction of you - We will punish another faction because they were criminals.