۞ قَالَ Said qāla the chiefs l-mala-u (of) those who alladhīna were arrogant is'takbarū among min his people qawmihi We will surely drive you out lanukh'rijannaka O Shuaib yāshuʿaybu And those who wa-alladhīna (have) believed āmanū with you maʿaka from min our city qaryatinā or aw you must return lataʿūdunna to fī our religion millatinā He said qāla Even if awalaw we are kunnā (the) ones who hate (it) kārihīna
Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people, "We will surely evict you, O Shuʿayb, and those who have believed with you from our city, or you must return to our religion." He said, "Even if we were unwilling?
قَدِ Verily qadi we would have fabricated if'taraynā against ʿalā Allah l-lahi a lie kadhiban if in we returned ʿud'nā in fī your religion millatikum after baʿda [when] idh saved us najjānā Allah l-lahu from it min'hā And not wamā it is yakūnu for us lanā that an we return naʿūda in it fīhā except illā that an wills yashāa Allah l-lahu our Lord rabbunā Encompasses wasiʿa (by) Our Lord rabbunā every kulla thing shayin (in) knowledge ʿil'man Upon ʿalā Allah l-lahi we put our trust tawakkalnā Our Lord rabbanā Decide if'taḥ between us baynanā and between wabayna our people qawminā in truth bil-ḥaqi and You wa-anta (are the) Best khayru (of) those who Decide l-fātiḥīna
We would have invented against Allāh a lie if we returned to your religion after Allāh had saved us from it. And it is not for us to return to it except that Allāh, our Lord, should will. Our Lord has encompassed all things in knowledge. Upon Allāh we have relied. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision."