That is because their Messengers came to them with the clear signs, and then they said, 'What, shall mortals be our guides?' Therefore they disbelieved, and turned away; and God was in no need of them. And God 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.