فقالوا ربنا باعد بين اسفارنا وظلموا انفسهم فجعلناهم احاديث ومزقناهم كل ممزق ان في ذالك لايات لكل صبار شكور ١٩
فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا بَـٰعِدْ بَيْنَ أَسْفَارِنَا وَظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ وَمَزَّقْنَـٰهُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍۢ شَكُورٍۢ ١٩
Uitleg
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].