وَإِنَّ And indeed wa-inna Elijah il'yāsa (was) surely of lamina the Messengers l-mur'salīna
And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers,
إِذْ When idh he said qāla to his people liqawmihi Will not alā you fear tattaqūna
When he said to his people, "Will you not fear Allāh?
أَتَدْعُونَ Do you call atadʿūna Baal baʿlan and you forsake watadharūna (the) Best aḥsana (of) Creators l-khāliqīna
Do you call upon Baʿl and leave the best of creators -
ٱللَّهَ Allah al-laha your Lord rabbakum and (the) Lord warabba (of) your forefathers ābāikumu (of) your forefathers l-awalīna
Allāh, your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers?"
فَكَذَّبُوهُ But they denied him fakadhabūhu so indeed, they fa-innahum (will) surely be brought lamuḥ'ḍarūna
And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment],
إِلَّا Except illā (the) slaves ʿibāda (of) Allah l-lahi the chosen ones l-mukh'laṣīna
Except the chosen servants of Allāh.
وَتَرَكْنَا And We left wataraknā for him ʿalayhi among fī the later generations l-ākhirīna
And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:
سَلَـٰمٌ Peace be salāmun upon ʿalā Elijah il yāsīna
"Peace upon Elias."
إِنَّا Indeed, We innā thus kadhālika reward najzī the good-doers l-muḥ'sinīna
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he (was) innahu of min Our slaves ʿibādinā believing l-mu'minīna
Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.