قَالَ He said qāla My Lord rabbi Indeed, I innī invited daʿawtu my people qawmī night laylan and day wanahāran
He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
فَلَمْ But not falam increased them yazid'hum my invitation duʿāī except illā (in) flight firāran
But my invitation increased them not except in flight [i.e., aversion].
وَإِنِّى And indeed, I wa-innī every time kullamā I invited them daʿawtuhum that You may forgive litaghfira them lahum they put jaʿalū their fingers aṣābiʿahum in fī their ears ādhānihim and covered themselves wa-is'taghshaw (with) their garments thiyābahum and persisted wa-aṣarrū and were arrogant wa-is'takbarū (with) pride is'tik'bāran
And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.
ثُمَّ Then thumma indeed, I innī invited them daʿawtuhum publicly jihāran
Then I invited them publicly.
ثُمَّ Then thumma indeed, I innī announced aʿlantu to them lahum and I confided wa-asrartu to them lahum secretly is'rāran
Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
فَقُلْتُ Then I said faqul'tu Ask forgiveness is'taghfirū (from) your Lord rabbakum Indeed, He innahu is kāna Oft-Forgiving ghaffāran
And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
يُرْسِلِ He will send down yur'sili (rain from) the sky l-samāa upon you ʿalaykum (in) abundance mid'rāran
He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
وَيُمْدِدْكُم And provide you wayum'did'kum with wealth bi-amwālin and children wabanīna and make wayajʿal for you lakum gardens jannātin and make wayajʿal for you lakum rivers anhāran
And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
مَّا What mā (is) for you lakum not lā you attribute tarjūna to Allah lillahi grandeur waqāran
What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allāh [due] grandeur
وَقَدْ And indeed waqad He created you khalaqakum (in) stages aṭwāran
While He has created you in stages?
أَلَمْ Do not alam you see taraw how kayfa did create khalaqa Allah l-lahu (the) seven sabʿa heavens samāwātin (in) layers ṭibāqan
Do you not consider how Allāh has created seven heavens in layers
وَجَعَلَ And made wajaʿala the moon l-qamara therein fīhinna a light nūran and made wajaʿala the sun l-shamsa a lamp sirājan
And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
وَٱللَّهُ And Allah wal-lahu has caused you to grow anbatakum from mina the earth l-arḍi (as) a growth nabātan
And Allāh has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.
ثُمَّ Then thumma He will return you yuʿīdukum into it fīhā and bring you forth wayukh'rijukum (a new) bringing forth ikh'rājan
Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.
وَٱللَّهُ And Allah wal-lahu made jaʿala for you lakumu the earth l-arḍa an expanse bisāṭan
And Allāh has made for you the earth an expanse
لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ That you may go along litaslukū therein min'hā (in) paths subulan wide fijājan
That you may follow therein roads of passage.'"