Maka mereka berkata, "Ya Tuhan kami, jauhkanlah jarak perjalanan kami,"1 dan (berarti mereka) menzalimi diri mereka sendiri; maka Kami jadikan mereka bahan pembicaraan dan Kami hancurkan mereka sehancur-hancurnya. Sungguh, pada yang demikian itu benar-benar terdapat tanda-tanda (kekuasaan Allah) bagi setiap orang yang sabar dan bersyukur.
Penjelasan
The context implies that the people of Sheba were admonished to be grateful to their Lord who had extended their civilisation and made transportation easy between its parts. The first two readings indicate that instead, they called sarcastically for these blessings to be taken away. Yaʿqūb's reading describes another form of mocking, i.e. that these people – who did not actually believe in Allah – complained that things were not easy enough for their liking [Ibn 'Ashur].