وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ
English Translation
And they requested victory from Allah, and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant.
English Transliteration
Waistaftahoo wakhaba kullu jabbarin AAaneedin
Tafsir of Verse 15
They sought a judgment; then was disappointed every froward tyrant --
But they sought victory and decision (there and then), and frustration was the lot of every powerful obstinate transgressor.