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.
وَمَآ And not wamā you anta (are) except illā a man basharun like us mith'lunā and indeed wa-in we think you naẓunnuka surely (are) of lamina the liars l-kādhibīna
You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are among the liars.
فَأَسْقِطْ Then cause to fall fa-asqiṭ upon us ʿalaynā fragments kisafan of mina the sky l-samāi if in you are kunta of mina the truthful l-ṣādiqīna
So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful."
قَالَ He said qāla My Lord rabbī knows best aʿlamu of what bimā you do taʿmalūna
He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."
فَكَذَّبُوهُ But they denied him fakadhabūhu so seized them fa-akhadhahum (the) punishment ʿadhābu (of the) day yawmi (of) the shadow l-ẓulati Indeed, it innahu was kāna (the) punishment ʿadhāba (of) a Day yawmin Great ʿaẓīmin
And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day.
إِنَّ Indeed inna in fī that dhālika surely, is a sign laāyatan but not wamā are kāna most of them aktharuhum believers mu'minīna
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.