قَالُوٓا۟ They said qālū Only innamā you anta (are) of mina those bewitched l-musaḥarīna
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
مَآ Not mā you anta (are) except illā a man basharun like us mith'lunā so bring fati a sign biāyatin if in you kunta (are) of mina the truthful l-ṣādiqīna
You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."
قَالَ He said qāla This hādhihi (is) a she-camel nāqatun For her lahā (is a share of) drink shir'bun and for you walakum (is a share of) drink shir'bu (on) a day yawmin known maʿlūmin
He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.
وَلَا And (do) not walā touch her tamassūhā with harm bisūin lest seize you fayakhudhakum (the) punishment ʿadhābu (of) a Day yawmin Great ʿaẓīmin
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
فَعَقَرُوهَا But they hamstrung her faʿaqarūhā then they became fa-aṣbaḥū regretful nādimīna
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
فَأَخَذَهُمُ So seized them fa-akhadhahumu the punishment l-ʿadhābu Indeed inna in fī that dhālika surely is a sign laāyatan but not wamā are kāna most of them aktharuhum believers mu'minīna
And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
وَإِنَّ And indeed wa-inna your Lord rabbaka surely He lahuwa (is) the All-Mighty l-ʿazīzu the Most Merciful l-raḥīmu
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.