( ولقد آتينا موسى الكتاب فاختلف فيه ) فمصدق ومكذب كما اختلف قومك في كتابك ، ( ولولا كلمة سبقت من ربك ) في تأخير العذاب عن المكذبين بالقرآن ، ( لقضي بينهم ) لفرغ من عذابهم وعجل إهلاكهم ، ( وإنهم لفي شك منه ) من صدقك ، ( مريب ) موقع لهم الريبة .
Verily I gave Moses the Torah and it was disagreed upon. Some believed in it, while others disbelieved in it. Had there not been a promise from Me that there will be judgement passed between the servants on the Day of Judgement in matters they disputed over, judgement would already have been passed upon those who disputed in the Torah. I would have made the ones on the truth clear from those on falsehood and honoured those on the truth whilst disgracing those on falsehood. Indeed, the disbelievers are definitely in suspicious doubts with regards the Qur’ān.