[And] He will say: Contend not before Me, [O you sinners,] for I gave you a forewarning [of this Day of Reckoning].

He will say: "Dispute not with each other in My Presence: I had already in advance sent you Warning.

He saith: Contend not in My presence, when I had already proffered unto you the warning.

He will say: Dispute not in My presence, and indeed I gave you warning beforehand.

[ Allah ] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning.