وَأَنَّا And that [we] wa-annā among us minnā (are) the righteous l-ṣāliḥūna and among us waminnā (are) other than dūna that dhālika We kunnā (are on) ways ṭarāiqa different qidadan
And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.
وَأَنَّا And that we wa-annā [we] have become certain ẓanannā that an never lan we will cause failure nuʿ'jiza (to) Allah l-laha in fī the earth l-arḍi and never walan we can escape Him nuʿ'jizahu (by) flight haraban
And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allāh upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.
وَأَنَّا And that [we] wa-annā when lammā we heard samiʿ'nā the Guidance l-hudā we believed āmannā in it bihi And whoever faman believes yu'min in his Lord birabbihi then not falā he will fear yakhāfu any loss bakhsan and not walā any burden rahaqan
And when we heard the guidance [i.e., the Qur’ān], we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden.
وَأَنَّا And that we wa-annā among us minnā (are) Muslims l-mus'limūna and among us waminnā (are) unjust l-qāsiṭūna And whoever faman submits aslama then those fa-ulāika have sought taḥarraw (the) right path rashadan
And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allāh], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.
وَأَمَّا And as for wa-ammā the unjust l-qāsiṭūna they will be fakānū for Hell lijahannama firewood ḥaṭaban
But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'
وَأَلَّوِ And that if wa-allawi they had remained is'taqāmū on ʿalā the Way l-ṭarīqati surely We (would) have given them to drink la-asqaynāhum water māan (in) abundance ghadaqan
And [Allāh revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant rain [i.e., provision].
لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ That We might test them linaftinahum therein fīhi And whoever waman turns away yuʿ'riḍ from ʿan the Remembrance dhik'ri (of) his Lord rabbihi He will make him enter yasluk'hu a punishment ʿadhāban severe ṣaʿadan
So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.