وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā they do faʿalū immorality fāḥishatan they say qālū We found wajadnā on it ʿalayhā our forefathers ābāanā and Allah wal-lahu (has) ordered us amaranā of it bihā Say qul Indeed inna Allah l-laha (does) not lā order yamuru immorality bil-faḥshāi Do you say ataqūlūna about ʿalā Allah l-lahi what mā not lā you know taʿlamūna
And when they commit an immorality, they say, "We found our fathers doing it, and Allāh has ordered us to do it." Say, "Indeed, Allāh does not order immorality. Do you say about Allāh that which you do not know?"
قُلْ Say qul (Has been) ordered amara (by) my Lord rabbī justice bil-qis'ṭi and set wa-aqīmū your faces wujūhakum at ʿinda every kulli masjid masjidin and invoke Him wa-id'ʿūhu (being) sincere mukh'liṣīna to Him lahu (in) the religion l-dīna As kamā He originated you bada-akum (so) will you return taʿūdūna
Say, [O Muḥammad], "My Lord has ordered justice and that you direct yourselves [to the Qiblah] at every place [or time] of prostration, and invoke Him, sincere to Him in religion." Just as He originated you, you will return [to life] -
فَرِيقًا A group farīqan He guided hadā and a group wafarīqan deserved ḥaqqa [on] they ʿalayhimu the astraying l-ḍalālatu Indeed, they innahumu take ittakhadhū the devils l-shayāṭīna (as) allies awliyāa from min besides dūni Allah l-lahi while they think wayaḥsabūna that they annahum (are the) guided-ones muh'tadūna
A group [of you] He guided, and a group deserved [to be in] error. Indeed, they [i.e., the latter] had taken the devils as allies instead of Allāh while they thought that they were guided.