وَلَقَدْ And verily walaqad We gave ātaynā Musa mūsā the Scripture l-kitāba and We appointed wajaʿalnā with him maʿahu his brother akhāhu Harun hārūna (as) an assistant wazīran
And We had certainly given Moses the Scripture and appointed with him his brother Aaron as an assistant.
فَقُلْنَا Then We said faqul'nā Go both of you idh'habā to ilā the people l-qawmi those who alladhīna have denied kadhabū Our Signs biāyātinā Then We destroyed them fadammarnāhum (with) destruction tadmīran
And We said, "Go both of you to the people who have denied Our signs." Then We destroyed them with [complete] destruction.
وَقَوْمَ And (the) people waqawma (of) Nuh nūḥin when lammā they denied kadhabū the Messengers l-rusula We drowned them aghraqnāhum and We made them wajaʿalnāhum for mankind lilnnāsi a sign āyatan And We have prepared wa-aʿtadnā for the wrongdoers lilẓẓālimīna a punishment ʿadhāban painful alīman
And the people of Noah - when they denied the messengers, We drowned them, and We made them for mankind a sign. And We have prepared for the wrongdoers a painful punishment.
وَعَادًۭا And Ad waʿādan and Thamud wathamūdā and (the) dwellers wa-aṣḥāba (of) Ar-rass l-rasi and generations waqurūnan between bayna that dhālika many kathīran
And [We destroyed] ʿAad and Thamūd and the companions of the well and many generations between them.
وَكُلًّۭا And each wakullan We have set forth ḍarabnā for him lahu the examples l-amthāla and each wakullan We destroyed tabbarnā (with) destruction tatbīran
And for each We presented examples [as warnings], and each We destroyed with [total] destruction.
وَلَقَدْ And verily walaqad they have come ataw upon ʿalā the town l-qaryati which allatī was showered um'ṭirat (with) a rain maṭara (of) evil l-sawi Then do not afalam they [were] yakūnū see it yarawnahā Nay bal they are kānū not lā expecting yarjūna Resurrection nushūran
And they have already come upon the town which was showered with a rain of evil [i.e., stones]. So have they not seen it? But they are not expecting resurrection.