( اتبعوا ) أي : وقل لهم اتبعوا : ( ما أنزل إليكم من ربكم ولا تتبعوا من دونه أولياء ) أي : لا تتخذوا غيره أولياء تطيعونهم في معصية الله تعالى ، ( قليلا ما تذكرون ) تتعظون . وقرأ ابن عامر : " يتذكرون " بالياء والتاء .
Follow, O people, the Scripture which your Lord revealed to you, and the traditions of your Prophet. Do not follow the desires of those you imagine to be friends and protectors amongst the devils or evil scholars, turning to them and leaving what was revealed to you because of your desires. How little you remember! If you had remembered, you would not have preferred falsehood over the truth, and you would have followed what your Messenger came with, acting in obedience to it and leaving anything besides it.