وَمَا And not wamā (is) this hādhihi life l-ḥayatu (of) the world l-dun'yā but illā amusement lahwun and play walaʿibun And indeed wa-inna the Home l-dāra (of) the Hereafter l-ākhirata surely, it lahiya (is) the life l-ḥayawānu if only law they kānū know yaʿlamūna
And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew.
فَإِذَا And when fa-idhā they embark rakibū [in] fī the ship l-ful'ki they call daʿawū Allah l-laha (being) sincere mukh'liṣīna to Him lahu (in) the religion l-dīna But when falammā He delivers them najjāhum to ilā the land l-bari behold idhā they hum associate partners (with Him) yush'rikūna
And when they board a ship, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion [i.e., faith and hope]. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him
لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ So that they may deny liyakfurū [in] what bimā We have given them ātaynāhum and they may enjoy (themselves) waliyatamattaʿū But soon fasawfa they will know yaʿlamūna
So that they will deny what We have granted them, and they will enjoy themselves. But they are going to know.