لَقَدْ Indeed laqad We (have) sent down anzalnā to you ilaykum a Book kitāban in it fīhi (is) your mention dhik'rukum Then will not afalā you use reason taʿqilūna
We have certainly sent down to you a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] in which is your mention. Then will you not reason?
وَكَمْ And how many wakam We (have) shattered qaṣamnā of min a town qaryatin (that) was kānat unjust ẓālimatan and We produced wa-anshanā after them baʿdahā another people qawman another people ākharīna
And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people.
فَلَمَّآ Then when falammā they perceived aḥassū Our torment basanā behold idhā they hum from it min'hā were fleeing yarkuḍūna
And when they [i.e., its inhabitants] perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.
لَا Flee not lā Flee not tarkuḍū but return wa-ir'jiʿū to ilā what mā you were given luxury ut'rif'tum in it fīhi and to your homes wamasākinikum so that you may laʿallakum be questioned tus'alūna
[Some angels said], "Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes - perhaps you will be questioned."
قَالُوا۟ They said qālū O woe to us yāwaylanā Indeed, [we] innā we were kunnā wrongdoers ẓālimīna
They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
فَمَا Then not famā ceased zālat [this] til'ka their cry daʿwāhum until ḥattā We made them jaʿalnāhum reaped ḥaṣīdan extinct khāmidīna
And that declaration of theirs did not cease until We made them [as] a harvest [mowed down], extinguished [like a fire].