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.