وَإِلَىٰ And to wa-ilā Aad ʿādin (We sent) their brother akhāhum Hud hūdan He said qāla O my people yāqawmi Worship uʿ'budū Allah l-laha not mā (is) for you lakum any min god ilāhin other than Him ghayruhu Not in you antum (are) but illā inventors muf'tarūna
And to ʿAad [We sent] their brother Hūd. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. You are not but inventors [of falsehood].
يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people yāqawmi Not lā I ask you asalukum for it ʿalayhi any reward ajran Not in (is) my reward ajriya except illā from ʿalā the One Who alladhī created me faṭaranī Then will not afalā you use reason taʿqilūna
O my people, I do not ask you for it [i.e., my advice] any reward. My reward is only from the one who created me. Then will you not reason?
وَيَـٰقَوْمِ And O my people wayāqawmi Ask forgiveness is'taghfirū (of) your Lord rabbakum then thumma turn in repentance tūbū to Him ilayhi He will send yur'sili (from) the sky (rain) l-samāa upon you ʿalaykum (in) abundance mid'rāran and increase you wayazid'kum (in) strength quwwatan (added) to ilā your strength quwwatikum And (do) not walā turn away tatawallaw (as) criminals muj'rimīna
And O my people, ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in showers and increase you in strength [added] to your strength. And do not turn away, [being] criminals."