لَقَدْ Verily laqad (there) is kāna in fī their stories qaṣaṣihim a lesson ʿib'ratun for men li-ulī (of) understanding l-albābi Not mā (it) is kāna a narration ḥadīthan invented yuf'tarā but walākin a confirmation taṣdīqa (of that) which alladhī (was) before it bayna (was) before it yadayhi and a detailed explanation watafṣīla (of) all kulli things shayin and a guidance wahudan and mercy waraḥmatan for a people liqawmin who believe yu'minūna
There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding. Never was it [i.e., the Qur’ān] a narration invented, but a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of all things and guidance and mercy for a people who believe.