وَقَالُوا۟ And they say waqālū Has taken ittakhadha the Most Gracious l-raḥmānu a son waladan Glorified is He sub'ḥānahu Nay bal (they are) slaves ʿibādun honored muk'ramūna
And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.
لَا Not lā they (can) precede Him yasbiqūnahu in word bil-qawli and they wahum by His command bi-amrihi act yaʿmalūna
They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.
يَعْلَمُ He knows yaʿlamu what mā (is) before them bayna (is) before them aydīhim and what wamā (is) behind them khalfahum and not walā they (can) intercede yashfaʿūna except illā for whom limani He approves ir'taḍā And they wahum from min fear of Him khashyatihi stand in awe mush'fiqūna
He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.
۞ وَمَن And whoever waman says yaqul of them min'hum Indeed, I am innī a god ilāhun besides Him min besides Him dūnihi Then that fadhālika We will recompense najzīhi (with) Hell jahannama Thus kadhālika We recompense najzī the wrongdoers l-ẓālimīna
And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him" - that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.