أَوَلَمْ Have not awalam they traveled yasīrū in fī the earth l-arḍi and observed fayanẓurū how kayfa was kāna (the) end ʿāqibatu (of) those alladhīna before them min before them qablihim They were kānū mightier ashadda than them min'hum (in) strength quwwatan and they dug wa-athārū the earth l-arḍa and built (on) it waʿamarūhā more akthara than what mimmā they have built (on) it ʿamarūhā And came (to) them wajāathum their Messengers rusuluhum with clear proofs bil-bayināti So not famā was kāna Allah l-lahu to wrong them liyaẓlimahum but walākin they were kānū themselves anfusahum (doing) wrong yaẓlimūna
Have they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? They were greater than them in power, and they plowed [or excavated] the earth and built it up more than they [i.e., the Makkans] have built it up, and their messengers came to them with clear evidences. And Allāh would not ever have wronged them, but they were wronging themselves.