أَفَلَمْ Then, do not afalam they ponder yaddabbarū the Word l-qawla or am has come to them jāahum what mā not lam (had) come yati (to) their forefathers ābāahumu (to) their forefathers l-awalīna
Then have they not reflected over the word [i.e., the Qur’ān], or has there come to them that which had not come to their forefathers?
أَمْ Or am (do) not lam they recognize yaʿrifū their Messenger rasūlahum so they fahum (are) rejecting him lahu (are) rejecting him munkirūna
Or did they not know their Messenger, so they are toward him disacknowledging?
أَمْ Or am they say yaqūlūna In him bihi (is) madness jinnatun Nay bal he brought them jāahum the truth bil-ḥaqi but most of them wa-aktharuhum to the truth lil'ḥaqqi (are) averse kārihūna
Or do they say, "In him is madness"? Rather, he brought them the truth, but most of them, to the truth, are averse.
وَلَوِ But if walawi (had) followed ittabaʿa the truth l-ḥaqu their desires ahwāahum surely (would) have been corrupted lafasadati the heavens l-samāwātu and the earth wal-arḍu and whoever waman (is) therein fīhinna Nay bal We have brought them ataynāhum their reminder bidhik'rihim but they fahum from ʿan their reminder dhik'rihim (are) turning away muʿ'riḍūna
But if the Truth [i.e., Allāh] had followed their inclinations, the heavens and the earth and whoever is in them would have been ruined. Rather, We have brought them their message, but they, from their message, are turning away.
أَمْ Or am you ask them tasaluhum (for) a payment kharjan But the payment fakharāju (of) your Lord rabbika (is) best khayrun and He wahuwa (is) the Best khayru (of) the Providers l-rāziqīna
Or do you, [O Muḥammad], ask them for payment? But the reward of your Lord is best, and He is the best of providers.
وَإِنَّكَ And indeed, you wa-innaka certainly call them latadʿūhum to ilā (the) Path ṣirāṭin Straight mus'taqīmin
And indeed, you invite them to a straight path.
وَإِنَّ And indeed wa-inna those who alladhīna (do) not lā believe yu'minūna in the Hereafter bil-ākhirati from ʿani the path l-ṣirāṭi surely (are) deviating lanākibūna
But indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are deviating from the path.
۞ وَلَوْ And if walaw We had mercy on them raḥim'nāhum and We removed wakashafnā what mā (was) on them bihim of min (the) hardship ḍurrin surely they would persist lalajjū in fī their transgression ṭugh'yānihim wandering blindly yaʿmahūna
And even if We gave them mercy and removed what was upon them of affliction, they would persist in their transgression, wandering blindly.