وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We (had) sent arsalnā before you min before you qablika in fī the sects shiyaʿi (of) the former (people) l-awalīna
And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muḥammad], among the sects of the former peoples.
وَمَا And not wamā came to them yatīhim any min Messenger rasūlin but illā they did kānū at him bihi mock yastahziūna
And no messenger would come to them except that they ridiculed him.
كَذَٰلِكَ Thus kadhālika We let it enter naslukuhu in fī (the) hearts qulūbi (of) the criminals l-muj'rimīna
Thus do We insert it [i.e., denial] into the hearts of the criminals.
لَا Not lā they believe yu'minūna in it bihi and verily waqad have passed khalat the way(s) sunnatu (of) the former (people) l-awalīna
They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.