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 peoples1 or that the punishment should come [directly] before them.