And when Our revelations are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. Had we wanted, we could have said the like of this; these are nothing but myths of the ancients."
And they said, "Our Allah, if this is the truth from You, then rain down on us stones from the sky, or visit us with a painful affliction."
But Allah would not punish them while you are amongst them. And Allah would not punish them as long as they seek forgiveness.
Yet why should Allah not punish them, when they are turning others away from the Sacred Mosque, although they are not its custodians? Its rightful custodians are the pious; but most of them do not know.
Their prayer at the House was nothing but whistling and clapping—so taste the punishment for your blasphemy.
Those who disbelieve spend their wealth to repel from Allah's path. They will spend it, then it will become a source of sorrow for them, and then they will be defeated. Those who disbelieve will be herded into Hell.
That Allah may distinguish the bad from the good, and heap the bad on top of one another, and pile them together, and throw them in Hell. These are the losers.
Say to those who disbelieve: if they desist, their past will be forgiven. But if they persist—the practice of the ancients has passed away.
Fight them until there is no more persecution, and religion becomes exclusively for Allah. But if they desist—Allah is Seeing of what they do.
And if they turn away, know that Allah is your Protector. The Best Protector, and the Best Supporter.
