أَوَلَا Do not awalā they know yaʿlamūna that anna Allah l-laha knows yaʿlamu what mā they conceal yusirrūna and what wamā they declare yuʿ'linūna
But do they not know that Allāh knows what they conceal and what they declare?
وَمِنْهُمْ And among them wamin'hum (are) unlettered ones ummiyyūna (who) do not lā know yaʿlamūna the book l-kitāba except illā wishful thinking amāniyya and not wa-in they hum (do anything) except illā guess yaẓunnūna
And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Scripture except [indulgement in] wishful thinking, but they are only assuming.
فَوَيْلٌۭ So woe fawaylun to those who lilladhīna write yaktubūna the book l-kitāba with their (own) hands bi-aydīhim then thumma they say yaqūlūna This hādhā (is) min from ʿindi Allah l-lahi to barter liyashtarū with it bihi (for) a price thamanan little qalīlan So woe fawaylun to them lahum for what mimmā have written katabat their hands aydīhim and woe wawaylun to them lahum for what mimmā they earn yaksibūna
So woe1 to those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is from Allāh," in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn.
وَقَالُوا۟ And they say waqālū Never lan will touch us tamassanā the Fire l-nāru except illā (for) days ayyāman numbered maʿdūdatan Say qul Have you taken attakhadhtum from ʿinda Allah l-lahi a covenant ʿahdan so never falan will break yukh'lifa Allah l-lahu His Covenant ʿahdahu Or am (do) you say taqūlūna against ʿalā Allah l-lahi what mā not lā you know taʿlamūna
And they say, "Never will the Fire touch us, except for [a few] numbered days." Say, "Have you taken a covenant with Allāh? For Allāh will never break His covenant. Or do you say about Allāh that which you do not know?"
بَلَىٰ Yes balā whoever man earned kasaba evil sayyi-atan and surrounded him wa-aḥāṭat with bihi his sins khaṭīatuhu [so] those fa-ulāika (are the) companions aṣḥābu (of) the Fire l-nāri they hum in it fīhā (will) abide forever khālidūna
Yes, [on the contrary], whoever earns evil and his sin has encompassed him - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who wa-alladhīna believed āmanū and did waʿamilū righteous deeds l-ṣāliḥāti those ulāika (are the) companions aṣḥābu (of) Paradise l-janati they hum in it fīhā (will) abide forever khālidūna
But they who believe and do righteous deeds - those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.
وَإِذْ And when wa-idh We took akhadhnā (the) covenant mīthāqa (from the) Children banī (of) Israel is'rāīla Not lā you will worship taʿbudūna except illā Allah l-laha and with [the] parents wabil-wālidayni (be) good iḥ'sānan and (with) wadhī relatives l-qur'bā and [the] orphans wal-yatāmā and the needy wal-masākīni and speak waqūlū to [the] people lilnnāsi good ḥus'nan and establish wa-aqīmū the prayer l-ṣalata and give waātū the zakah l-zakata Then thumma you turned away tawallaytum except illā a few qalīlan of you minkum and you (were) wa-antum refusing muʿ'riḍūna
And [recall] when We took the covenant from the Children of Israel, [enjoining upon them], "Do not worship except Allāh; and to parents do good and to relatives, orphans, and the needy. And speak to people good [words] and establish prayer and give zakāh." Then you turned away, except a few of you, and you were refusing.