أَفَلَمْ Then has not afalam it guided yahdi [for] them lahum how many kam We (have) destroyed ahlaknā before them qablahum of mina the generations l-qurūni (as) they walk yamshūna in fī their dwellings masākinihim Indeed inna in fī that dhālika surely (are) Signs laāyātin for possessors li-ulī (of) intelligence l-nuhā
Then, has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them as they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence.
وَلَوْلَا And if not walawlā (for) a Word kalimatun (that) preceded sabaqat from min your Lord rabbika surely (would) have been lakāna an obligation lizāman and a term wa-ajalun determined musamman
And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it [i.e., punishment] would have been an obligation [due immediately], and [if not for] a specified term [decreed].
فَٱصْبِرْ So be patient fa-iṣ'bir over ʿalā what mā they say yaqūlūna and glorify wasabbiḥ with praise biḥamdi (of) your Lord rabbika before qabla (the) rising ṭulūʿi (of) the sun l-shamsi and before waqabla its setting ghurūbihā and from wamin (the) hours ānāi (of) the night al-layli and glorify fasabbiḥ (at the) ends wa-aṭrāfa (of) the day l-nahāri so that you may laʿallaka be satisfied tarḍā
So be patient over what they say and exalt [Allāh] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied.