35أَم أَنزَلنا عَلَيهِم سُلطانًا فَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِما كانوا بِهِ يُشرِكونَMuhammad AsadHave We ever bestowed upon them from on high a divine writ1 which would speak [with approval] of their worshipping aught beside Us?2Lit., "a warrant" or "authority" (sultan), in this context obviously denoting a revelation.Lit., "of that which they were wont to associate [with Us]". Cf. second paragraph of 35:40 and the corresponding note 27.