وَمَا And what wamā for you lakum that not allā you eat takulū of what mimmā has been mentioned dhukira (the) name us'mu (of) Allah l-lahi on it ʿalayhi when indeed waqad He (has) explained in detail faṣṣala to you lakum what mā He (has) forbidden ḥarrama to you ʿalaykum except illā what mā you are compelled uḍ'ṭurir'tum to it ilayhi And indeed wa-inna many kathīran surely lead astray layuḍillūna by their (vain) desires bi-ahwāihim without bighayri knowledge ʿil'min Indeed inna your Lord rabbaka He huwa (is) most knowing aʿlamu of the transgressors bil-muʿ'tadīna
And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allāh has been mentioned while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled.1 And indeed do many lead [others] astray through their [own] inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord - He is most knowing of the transgressors.
وَذَرُوا۟ Forsake wadharū open ẓāhira [the] sins l-ith'mi and the secret wabāṭinahu Indeed inna those who alladhīna earn yaksibūna [the] sin l-ith'ma they will be recompensed sayuj'zawna for what bimā they used to kānū commit yaqtarifūna
And leave [i.e., desist from] what is apparent of sin and what is concealed thereof. Indeed, those who earn [blame for] sin will be recompensed for that which they used to commit.
وَلَا And (do) not walā eat takulū of that mimmā not lam has been mentioned yudh'kari (the) name us'mu (of) Allah l-lahi on it ʿalayhi and indeed, it (is) wa-innahu grave disobedience lafis'qun And indeed wa-inna the devils l-shayāṭīna inspire layūḥūna to ilā their friends awliyāihim so that they dispute with you liyujādilūkum and if wa-in you obey them aṭaʿtumūhum indeed, you innakum (would) be the polytheists lamush'rikūna
And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allāh has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience. And indeed do the devils inspire their allies [among men] to dispute with you. And if you were to obey them, indeed, you would be associators [of others with Him].1
أَوَمَن Is (one) who awaman was kāna dead maytan and We gave him life fa-aḥyaynāhu and We made wajaʿalnā for him lahu light nūran he walks yamshī whereby bihi among fī the people l-nāsi like (one) who kaman [similar to him] mathaluhu (is) in fī the darknesses l-ẓulumāti not laysa he comes out bikhārijin of it min'hā Thus kadhālika is made fair-seeming zuyyina to the disbelievers lil'kāfirīna what mā they were kānū doing yaʿmalūna
And is one who was dead and We gave him life and made for him light by which to walk among the people like one who is in darkness, never to emerge therefrom? Thus it has been made pleasing to the disbelievers that which they were doing.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus wakadhālika We placed jaʿalnā in fī every kulli city qaryatin greatest akābira (of) its criminals muj'rimīhā so that they plot liyamkurū therein fīhā And not wamā they plot yamkurūna except illā against themselves bi-anfusihim and not wamā they perceive yashʿurūna
And thus We have placed within every city the greatest of its criminals to conspire therein. But they conspire not except against themselves, and they perceive [it] not.
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā comes to them jāathum a Sign āyatun they say qālū Never lan we will believe nu'mina until ḥattā we are given nu'tā like mith'la what mā was given ūtiya (to the) Messengers rusulu (of) Allah l-lahi Allah l-lahu knows best aʿlamu where ḥaythu He places yajʿalu His Message risālatahu Will afflict sayuṣību those who alladhīna committed crimes ajramū a humiliation ṣaghārun from ʿinda Allah l-lahi and a punishment waʿadhābun severe shadīdun for what bimā they used to kānū plot yamkurūna
And when a sign comes to them, they say, "Never will we believe until we are given like that which was given to the messengers of Allāh." Allāh is most knowing of where [i.e., with whom] He places His message. There will afflict those who committed crimes debasement before Allāh and severe punishment for what they used to conspire.