كَذَٰلِكَ Thus kadhālika We have inserted it salaknāhu into fī (the) hearts qulūbi (of) the criminals l-muj'rimīna
Thus have We inserted it [i.e., disbelief] into the hearts of the criminals.
لَا Not lā they will believe yu'minūna in it bihi until ḥattā they see yarawū the punishment l-ʿadhāba [the] painful l-alīma
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
فَيَأْتِيَهُم And it will come to them fayatiyahum suddenly baghtatan while they wahum (do) not lā perceive yashʿurūna
And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.
فَيَقُولُوا۟ Then they will say fayaqūlū Are hal we naḥnu (to be) reprieved munẓarūna
And they will say, "May we be reprieved?"
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا So is it for Our punishment afabiʿadhābinā they wish to hasten yastaʿjilūna
So for Our punishment are they impatient?
أَفَرَءَيْتَ Then have you seen afara-ayta if in We let them enjoy mattaʿnāhum (for) years sinīna
Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years
ثُمَّ Then thumma comes to them jāahum what mā they were kānū promised yūʿadūna
And then there came to them that which they were promised?
مَآ Not mā (will) avail aghnā them ʿanhum what mā enjoyment they were given kānū enjoyment they were given yumattaʿūna
They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided.
وَمَآ And not wamā We destroyed ahlaknā any min town qaryatin but illā it had lahā warners mundhirūna
And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners
ذِكْرَىٰ (To) remind dhik'rā and not wamā We are kunnā unjust ẓālimīna
As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.