وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad came jāa (to the) people āla (of) Firaun fir'ʿawna warnings l-nudhuru
And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.
كَذَّبُوا۟ They denied kadhabū Our Signs biāyātinā all of them kullihā so We seized them fa-akhadhnāhum (with) a seizure akhdha (of) All-Mighty ʿazīzin (the) Powerful One muq'tadirin
They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.
أَكُفَّارُكُمْ Are your disbelievers akuffārukum better khayrun than min those ulāikum or am for you lakum (is) an exemption barāatun in fī the Scriptures l-zuburi
Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scriptures?
أَمْ Or am (do) they say yaqūlūna We naḥnu (are) an assembly jamīʿun helping (each other) muntaṣirun
Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?
سَيُهْزَمُ Soon will be defeated sayuh'zamu (their) assembly l-jamʿu and they will turn wayuwallūna (their) backs l-dubura
[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].
بَلِ Nay bali the Hour l-sāʿatu (is) their promised time mawʿiduhum and the Hour wal-sāʿatu (will be) more grievous adhā and more bitter wa-amarru
But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.