إِنَّآ Indeed innā We (have) sent down anzalnā to you ilayka the Book l-kitāba with the truth bil-ḥaqi so that you may judge litaḥkuma between bayna the people l-nāsi with what bimā has shown you arāka Allah l-lahu And (do) not walā be takun for the deceitful lil'khāinīna a pleader khaṣīman
Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], the Book in truth so you may judge between the people by that which Allāh has shown you. And do not be for the deceitful an advocate.
وَٱسْتَغْفِرِ And seek forgiveness wa-is'taghfiri (of) Allah l-laha Indeed inna Allah l-laha is kāna Oft-Forgiving ghafūran Most Merciful raḥīman
And seek forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
وَلَا And (do) not walā argue tujādil for ʿani those who alladhīna deceive yakhtānūna themselves anfusahum Indeed inna Allah l-laha (does) not lā love yuḥibbu (the one) who man is kāna treacherous khawwānan (and) sinful athīman
And do not argue on behalf of those who deceive themselves. Indeed, Allāh loves not one who is a habitually sinful deceiver.
يَسْتَخْفُونَ They seek to hide yastakhfūna from mina the people l-nāsi but not walā (can) they hide yastakhfūna from mina Allah l-lahi and He wahuwa (is) with them maʿahum when idh they plot by night yubayyitūna what mā not lā (does) he approve yarḍā of mina the word l-qawli And is wakāna Allah l-lahu of what bimā they do yaʿmalūna All-Encompassing muḥīṭan
They conceal [their evil intentions and deeds] from the people, but they cannot conceal [them] from Allāh, and He is with them [in His knowledge] when they spend the night in such as He does not accept of speech. And ever is Allāh, of what they do, encompassing.
هَـٰٓأَنتُمْ Here you are hāantum those who hāulāi [you] argue jādaltum for them ʿanhum in fī the life l-ḥayati (of) the world l-dun'yā but who faman will argue yujādilu (with) Allah l-laha for them ʿanhum (on the) Day yawma (of) [the] Resurrection l-qiyāmati or am who man will be yakūnu [over them] ʿalayhim (their) defender wakīlan
Here you are - those who argue on their behalf in [this] worldly life - but who will argue with Allāh for them on the Day of Resurrection, or who will [then] be their representative?