وَمَآ And not wamā We sent arsalnā to fī a town qaryatin any min warner nadhīrin but illā said qāla its wealthy ones mut'rafūhā Indeed we innā in what bimā you have been sent ur'sil'tum with bihi (are) disbelievers kāfirūna
And We did not send into a city any warner except that its affluent said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."
وَقَالُوا۟ And they say waqālū We naḥnu (have) more aktharu wealth amwālan and children wa-awlādan and not wamā we naḥnu will be punished bimuʿadhabīna
And they said, "We are more [than the believers] in wealth and children, and we are not to be punished."
قُلْ Say qul Indeed inna my Lord rabbī extends yabsuṭu the provision l-riz'qa for whom liman He wills yashāu and restricts wayaqdiru but walākinna most akthara [the] people l-nāsi (do) not lā know yaʿlamūna
Say, "Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it], but most of the people do not know."
وَمَآ And not wamā your wealth amwālukum and not walā your children awlādukum [that] bi-allatī will bring you close tuqarribukum to Us ʿindanā (in) position zul'fā but illā whoever man believes āmana and does waʿamila righteousness ṣāliḥan then those fa-ulāika for them lahum (will be) reward jazāu two-fold l-ḍiʿ'fi for what bimā they did ʿamilū and they wahum (will be) in fī the high dwellings l-ghurufāti secure āminūna
And it is not your wealth or your children that bring you nearer to Us in position, but it is [by being] one who has believed and done righteousness. For them there will be the double reward for what they did, and they will be in the upper chambers [of Paradise], safe [and secure].
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who wa-alladhīna strive yasʿawna against fī Our Verses āyātinā (to) cause failure muʿājizīna those ulāika into fī the punishment l-ʿadhābi (will be) brought muḥ'ḍarūna
And the ones who strive against Our verses to cause [them] failure - those will be brought into the punishment [to remain].