فَخَلَفَ Then succeeded مِنۢ from بَعْدِهِمْ after them خَلْفٌۭ successors وَرِثُوا۟ (who) inherited ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book يَأْخُذُونَ taking عَرَضَ goods هَـٰذَا (of) this ٱلْأَدْنَىٰ the lower (life) وَيَقُولُونَ and they say سَيُغْفَرُ It will be forgiven لَنَا for us وَإِن And if يَأْتِهِمْ comes to them عَرَضٌۭ goods مِّثْلُهُۥ similar to it يَأْخُذُوهُ ۚ they will take it أَلَمْ Was not يُؤْخَذْ taken عَلَيْهِم on them مِّيثَـٰقُ Covenant ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book أَن that لَّا not يَقُولُوا۟ they will say عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah إِلَّا except ٱلْحَقَّ the truth وَدَرَسُوا۟ while they studied مَا what فِيهِ ۗ (is) in it وَٱلدَّارُ And the home ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ (of) the Hereafter خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لِّلَّذِينَ for those who يَتَّقُونَ ۗ fear Allah أَفَلَا So will not تَعْقِلُونَ you use intellect ١٦٩
And there followed them successors who inherited the Scripture [while] taking the commodities of this lower life and saying, "It will be forgiven for us." And if an offer like it comes to them, they will [again] take it. Was not the covenant of the Scripture [i.e., the Torah] taken from them that they would not say about Allāh except the truth, and they studied what was in it? And the home of the Hereafter is better for those who fear Allāh, so will you not use reason?
— Come To Light