Evil is that for which they have sold their souls, by defying what Allah has sent down, out of envy that Allah should bestow His grace on any of His servants that He wishes. Thus, they earned wrath upon wrath, and there is a humiliating punishment for the faithless.
چه بد معامله‌اى است كه خود را به بهاى كافر شدن به آيات الهى فروختند، از روى حسد به اين كه خدا از فضل خويش به هر كس از بندگانش كه بخواهد [وحى‌] نازل مى‌كند. از اين رو به خشمى بر خشم ديگر گرفتار آمدند، و براى كافران عذابى خفّت بار است