فَنَظَرَ Then he glanced fanaẓara a glance naẓratan at fī the stars l-nujūmi
And he cast a look at the stars.
فَقَالَ And he said faqāla Indeed, I am innī sick saqīmun
And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill."
فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ So they turned away fatawallaw from him ʿanhu departing mud'birīna
So they turned away from him, departing.
فَرَاغَ Then he turned farāgha to ilā their gods ālihatihim and said faqāla Do not alā you eat takulūna
Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you not eat?
مَا What (is) mā for you lakum not lā you speak tanṭiqūna
What is [wrong] with you that you do not speak?".
فَرَاغَ Then he turned farāgha upon them ʿalayhim striking ḍarban with the right hand bil-yamīni
And he turned upon them a blow with [his] right hand.
فَأَقْبَلُوٓا۟ Then they advanced fa-aqbalū towards him ilayhi hastening yaziffūna
Then they [i.e., the people] came toward him, hastening.
قَالَ He said qāla Do you worship ataʿbudūna what mā you carve tanḥitūna
He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve,
وَٱللَّهُ While Allah wal-lahu created you khalaqakum and what wamā you make taʿmalūna
While Allāh created you and that which you do?"
قَالُوا۟ They said qālū Build ib'nū for him lahu a structure bun'yānan and throw him fa-alqūhu into fī the blazing Fire l-jaḥīmi
They said, "Construct for him a structure [i.e., furnace] and throw him into the burning fire."
فَأَرَادُوا۟ And they intended fa-arādū for him bihi a plot kaydan but We made them fajaʿalnāhumu the lowest l-asfalīna
And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the most debased.