كَذَّبَتْ Denied kadhabat (the people) of Aad ʿādun the Messengers l-mur'salīna
ʿAad denied the messengers
إِذْ When idh said qāla to them lahum their brother akhūhum Hud hūdun Will not alā you fear (Allah) tattaqūna
When their brother Hūd said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?
إِنِّى Indeed, I am innī to you lakum a Messenger rasūlun trustworthy amīnun
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ So fear fa-ittaqū Allah l-laha and obey me wa-aṭīʿūni
So fear Allāh and obey me.
وَمَآ And not wamā I ask you asalukum for it ʿalayhi any min payment ajrin Not in (is) my payment ajriya except illā from ʿalā (the) Lord rabbi (of) the worlds l-ʿālamīna
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
أَتَبْنُونَ Do you construct atabnūna on every bikulli elevation rīʿin a sign āyatan amusing yourselves taʿbathūna
Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ And take for yourselves watattakhidhūna strongholds maṣāniʿa that you may laʿallakum live forever takhludūna
And take for yourselves constructions [i.e., palaces and fortresses] that you might abide eternally?
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā you seize baṭashtum you seize baṭashtum (as) tyrants jabbārīna
And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ So fear fa-ittaqū Allah l-laha and obey me wa-aṭīʿūni
So fear Allāh and obey me.
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear wa-ittaqū the One Who alladhī has aided you amaddakum with what bimā you know taʿlamūna
And fear He who provided you with that which you know,
أَمَدَّكُم He has aided you amaddakum with cattle bi-anʿāmin and children wabanīna
Provided you with grazing livestock and children
وَجَنَّـٰتٍۢ And gardens wajannātin and springs waʿuyūnin
And gardens and springs.
إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I innī [I] fear akhāfu for you ʿalaykum (the) punishment ʿadhāba (of) a Day yawmin Great ʿaẓīmin
Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."