وَمَا And nothing wamā prevents manaʿa men l-nāsa that an they believe yu'minū when idh has come to them jāahumu the guidance l-hudā and they ask forgiveness wayastaghfirū (of) their Lord rabbahum except illā that an comes to them tatiyahum (the) way sunnatu (of) the former (people) l-awalīna or aw comes to them yatiyahumu the punishment l-ʿadhābu before (them) qubulan
And nothing has prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them and from asking forgiveness of their Lord except that there [must] befall them the [accustomed] precedent of the former peoples or that the punishment should come [directly] before them.
وَمَا And not wamā We send nur'silu the Messengers l-mur'salīna except illā (as) bearers of glad tidings mubashirīna and (as) warners wamundhirīna And dispute wayujādilu those who alladhīna disbelieve kafarū with falsehood bil-bāṭili to refute liyud'ḥiḍū thereby bihi the truth l-ḥaqa And they take wa-ittakhadhū My Verses āyātī and what wamā they are warned undhirū (in) ridicule huzuwan
And We send not the messengers except as bringers of good tidings and warners. And those who disbelieve dispute by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth and have taken My verses, and that of which they are warned, in ridicule.