وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ And they swore wa-aqsamū by Allah bil-lahi (the) strongest jahda (of) their oaths aymānihim that if la-in came to them jāahum a warner nadhīrun surely, they would be layakūnunna more guided ahdā than min any iḥ'dā (of) the nations l-umami But when falammā came to them jāahum a warner nadhīrun not mā it increased them zādahum but illā (in) aversion nufūran
And they swore by Allāh their strongest oaths that if a warner came to them, they would be more guided than [any] one of the [previous] nations. But when a warner came to them, it did not increase them except in aversion
ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭا (Due to) arrogance is'tik'bāran in fī the land l-arḍi and plotting wamakra (of) the evil l-sayi-i but not walā encompasses yaḥīqu the plot l-makru (of) the evil l-sayi-u except illā its own people bi-ahlihi Then do fahal they wait yanẓurūna except illā (the) way sunnata (of) the former (people) l-awalīna But never falan you will find tajida in (the) way lisunnati (of) Allah l-lahi any change tabdīlan and never walan you will find tajida in (the) way lisunnati (of) Allah l-lahi any alteration taḥwīlan
[Due to] arrogance in the land and plotting of evil; but the evil plot does not encompass except its own people. Then do they await except the way [i.e., fate] of the former peoples? But you will never find in the way [i.e., established method] of Allāh any change, and you will never find in the way of Allāh any alteration.