مَا Not mā dispute yujādilu concerning fī (the) Verses āyāti (of) Allah l-lahi except illā those who alladhīna disbelieve kafarū so (let) not falā deceive you yaghrur'ka their movement taqallubuhum in fī the cities l-bilādi
No one disputes concerning the signs of Allāh except those who disbelieve, so be not deceived by their [uninhibited] movement throughout the land.
كَذَّبَتْ Denied kadhabat before them qablahum (the) people qawmu (of) Nuh nūḥin and the factions wal-aḥzābu after them min after them baʿdihim and plotted wahammat every kullu nation ummatin against their Messenger birasūlihim to seize him liyakhudhūhu and they disputed wajādalū by falsehood bil-bāṭili to refute liyud'ḥiḍū thereby bihi the truth l-ḥaqa So I seized them fa-akhadhtuhum Then how fakayfa was kāna My penalty ʿiqābi
The people of Noah denied before them and the [disbelieving] factions after them, and every nation intended [a plot] for their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth. So I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus wakadhālika has been justified ḥaqqat (the) Word kalimatu (of) your Lord rabbika against ʿalā those who alladhīna disbelieved kafarū that they annahum (are) companions aṣḥābu (of) the Fire l-nāri
And thus has the word [i.e., decree] of your Lord come into effect upon those who disbelieved that they are companions of the Fire.