قُل Say qul Not lā (are) equal yastawī the evil l-khabīthu and the good wal-ṭayibu even if walaw impresses you aʿjabaka abundance kathratu (of) the evil l-khabīthi So fear fa-ittaqū Allah l-laha O men yāulī (of) understanding l-albābi so that you may laʿallakum (be) successful tuf'liḥūna
Say, "Not equal are the evil and the good, although the abundance of evil might impress you." So fear Allāh, O you of understanding, that you may be successful.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you yāayyuhā who alladhīna believe āmanū (Do) not lā ask tasalū about ʿan things ashyāa if in made clear tub'da to you lakum it may distress you tasu'kum and if wa-in you ask tasalū about it ʿanhā when ḥīna is being revealed yunazzalu the Quran l-qur'ānu it would be made clear tub'da to you lakum has (been) pardoned ʿafā (by) Allah l-lahu [about] it ʿanhā and Allah wal-lahu (is) Oft-Forgiving ghafūrun All-Forbearing ḥalīmun
O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you. But if you ask about them while the Qur’ān is being revealed, they will be shown to you. Allāh has pardoned it [i.e., that which is past]; and Allāh is Forgiving and Forbearing.
قَدْ Indeed qad asked them sa-alahā a people qawmun from min before you qablikum then thumma they became aṣbaḥū thereby bihā disbelievers kāfirīna
A people asked such [questions] before you; then they became thereby disbelievers.