Those who set the Ranks
37. Aṣ-Ṣāffāt
الصافات
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وَمَا
كَانَ
لَنَا
عَلَيْكُم
مِّن
سُلْطَانٍ
بَلْ
كُنتُمْ
قَوْمًا
طَاغِينَ
wa-mā kāna lanā ʿalaykum min sulṭānin bal kuntum qawman ṭāghīna
"Nor had we any authority over you. Nay, it was ye who were a people in obstinate rebellion!
— Abdullah Yusufali
We had no authority over you. No, you [yourselves] were a rebellious lot.