أَفَمَنْ Then is (one) who afaman founded assasa his building bun'yānahu on ʿalā righteousness taqwā from mina Allah l-lahi and (His) pleasure wariḍ'wānin better khayrun or am (one) who man founded assasa his building bun'yānahu on ʿalā edge shafā (of) a cliff jurufin (about to) collapse hārin so it collapsed fa-in'hāra with him bihi in fī (the) Fire nāri (of) Hell jahannama And Allah wal-lahu (does) not lā guide yahdī the wrongdoing people l-qawma the wrongdoing people l-ẓālimīna
Then is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allāh and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.
لَا Not lā (will) cease yazālu their building bun'yānuhumu which alladhī they built banaw a (cause of) doubt rībatan in fī their hearts qulūbihim except illā that an (are) cut into pieces taqaṭṭaʿa their hearts qulūbuhum And Allah wal-lahu (is) All-Knower ʿalīmun All-Wise ḥakīmun
Their building which they built will not cease to be a [cause of] skepticism in their hearts until their hearts are cut [i.e., stopped]. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.