لِّيَسۡـَٔلَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ عَن صِدۡقِهِمۡۚ وَأَعَدَّ لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا ٨
Lliyas'alas-sādiqīna 'an sidqihim wa a'adda lil-kāfirīna 'adhāban alīmā
That He may question the truthful about their truth.1184 And He has prepared for the disbelievers a painful punishment.
Footnotes
1184 i.e., that He may ask the prophets what they conveyed to their people and what response they received. "The truthful" may also refer to those who believed in the message conveyed by the prophets and imparted it to others.