The Ornaments of Gold
43. Az-Zukhruf
الزخرف
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فَاسْتَخَفَّ
قَوْمَهُ
فَأَطَاعُوهُ
إِنَّهُمْ
كَانُوا
قَوْمًا
فَاسِقِينَ
fa-stakhaffa qawmahū fa-ʾaṭāʿūhu ʾinnahum kānū qawman fāsiqīna
Thus did he mislead his people and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were a transgressing lot.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Thus did he make fools of his people, and they obeyed him: truly were they a people rebellious (against Allah).