That was because their apostles would bring them manifest proofs, but they said, ‘Will humans be our guides?!’ So they disbelieved and turned away, and Allah had no need [of their faith] and Allah is all-sufficient, all-laudable.
آن [عذاب‌] از اين روست كه پيامبرانشان با حجتهاى روشن بديشان مى‌آمدند، ولى آنها مى‌گفتند: آيا آدميان ما را راه مى‌نمايند؟! پس كافر شدند و [از حق‌] برگشتند و خداى [از ايمانشان‌] بى‌نيازى نمود، و خدا بى‌نياز است و ستوده.