قَـٰلَ He will say qāla How long kam did you remain labith'tum in fī the earth l-arḍi (in) number ʿadada (of) years sinīna
[Allāh] will say, "How long did you remain on earth in number of years?"
قَالُوا۟ They will say qālū We remained labith'nā a day yawman or aw a part baʿḍa (of) a day yawmin but ask fasali those who keep count l-ʿādīna
They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate."
قَـٰلَ He will say qāla Not in you stayed labith'tum but illā a little qalīlan if law only you annakum [you] kuntum knew taʿlamūna
He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known.
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ Then did you think afaḥasib'tum that annamā We created you khalaqnākum uselessly ʿabathan and that you wa-annakum to Us ilaynā not lā will be returned tur'jaʿūna
Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?"
فَتَعَـٰلَى So exalted is fataʿālā Allah l-lahu the King l-maliku the Truth l-ḥaqu (There is) no lā god ilāha except illā Him huwa (the) Lord rabbu (of) the Throne l-ʿarshi Honorable l-karīmi
So exalted is Allāh, the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne.