فَمَن So whoever faman wants yuridi Allah l-lahu that an He guides him yahdiyahu He expands yashraḥ his breast ṣadrahu to Islam lil'is'lāmi and whoever waman He wants yurid that an He lets him go astray yuḍillahu He makes yajʿal his breast ṣadrahu tight ḍayyiqan and constricted ḥarajan as though ka-annamā he (were) climbing yaṣṣaʿʿadu into fī the sky l-samāi Thus kadhālika places yajʿalu Allah l-lahu the filth l-rij'sa on ʿalā those who alladhīna (do) not lā believe yu'minūna
So whoever Allāh wants to guide - He expands his breast to [contain] Islām; and whoever He wants to send astray1 - He makes his breast tight and constricted as though he were climbing into the sky. Thus does Allāh place defilement upon those who do not believe.