لَقَدْ Certainly laqad (there) was kāna for Saba lisaba-in in fī their dwelling place maskanihim a sign: āyatun Two gardens jannatāni on ʿan (the) right yamīnin and (on the) left washimālin Eat kulū from min (the) provision riz'qi (of) your Lord rabbikum and be grateful wa-ush'kurū to Him lahu A land baldatun good ṭayyibatun and a Lord warabbun Oft-Forgiving ghafūrun
There was for [the tribe of] Saba’ in their dwelling place a sign: two [fields of] gardens on the right and on the left. [They were told], "Eat from the provisions of your Lord and be grateful to Him. A good land [have you], and a forgiving Lord."
فَأَعْرَضُوا۟ But they turned away fa-aʿraḍū so We sent fa-arsalnā upon them ʿalayhim (the) flood sayla (of) the dam l-ʿarimi and We changed for them wabaddalnāhum their two gardens bijannatayhim (with) two gardens jannatayni producing fruit dhawātay producing fruit ukulin bitter khamṭin and tamarisks wa-athlin and (some)thing washayin of min lote trees sid'rin few qalīlin
But they turned away [refusing], so We sent upon them the flood of the dam, and We replaced their two [fields of] gardens with gardens of bitter fruit, tamarisks and something of sparse lote trees.
ذَٰلِكَ That dhālika We recompensed them jazaynāhum because bimā they disbelieved kafarū And not wahal We recompense nujāzī except illā the ungrateful l-kafūra
[By] that We repaid them because they disbelieved. And do We [thus] repay except the ungrateful?