فَلَمَّا So when falammā came jāa Our Command amrunā We made jaʿalnā its upside ʿāliyahā its downside sāfilahā and We rained wa-amṭarnā upon them ʿalayhā stones ḥijāratan of min baked clay sijjīlin (in) layers manḍūdin
So when Our command came, We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of layered hard clay, [which were]
مُّسَوَّمَةً Marked musawwamatan from ʿinda your Lord rabbika And not wamā it hiya (is) from mina the wrongdoers l-ẓālimīna far bibaʿīdin
Marked from your Lord. And it [i.e., Allāh's punishment] is not from the wrongdoers [very] far.
۞ وَإِلَىٰ And to wa-ilā Madyan madyana their brother akhāhum Shuaib shuʿayban He said qāla O my people yāqawmi Worship uʿ'budū Allah l-laha not mā (is) for you lakum any min god ilāhin other than Him ghayruhu And (do) not walā decrease tanquṣū (from) the measure l-mik'yāla and the scale wal-mīzāna Indeed, I innī see you arākum in prosperity bikhayrin but indeed, I wa-innī fear akhāfu for you ʿalaykum punishment ʿadhāba (of) a Day yawmin all-encompassing muḥīṭin
And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shuʿayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. And do not decrease from the measure and the scale. Indeed, I see you in prosperity, but indeed, I fear for you the punishment of an all-encompassing Day.
وَيَـٰقَوْمِ And O my people wayāqawmi Give full awfū measure l-mik'yāla and weight wal-mīzāna in justice bil-qis'ṭi and (do) not walā deprive tabkhasū the people l-nāsa (of) their things ashyāahum and (do) not walā act wickedly taʿthaw in fī the earth l-arḍi spreading corruption muf'sidīna
And O my people, give full measure and weight in justice and do not deprive the people of their due and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.
بَقِيَّتُ (What) remains baqiyyatu (from) Allah l-lahi (is) best khayrun for you lakum if in you are kuntum believers mu'minīna And not wamā I am anā over you ʿalaykum a guardian biḥafīẓin
What remains [lawful] from Allāh is best for you, if you would be believers. But I am not a guardian over you."
قَالُوا۟ They said qālū O Shuaib yāshuʿaybu Does your prayer aṣalatuka command you tamuruka that an we leave natruka what mā worship yaʿbudu our forefathers ābāunā or aw that an we do nafʿala concerning fī our wealth amwālinā what mā we will nashāu Indeed you innaka surely you la-anta (are) the forbearing l-ḥalīmu the right-minded l-rashīdu
They said, "O Shuʿayb, does your prayer [i.e., religion] command you that we should leave what our fathers worship or not do with our wealth what we please? Indeed, you are the forbearing, the discerning!"1
قَالَ He said qāla O my people yāqawmi Do you see ara-aytum if in I am kuntu on ʿalā a clear evidence bayyinatin from min my Lord rabbī and He has provided me warazaqanī from Himself min'hu a good provision riz'qan a good provision ḥasanan And not wamā I intend urīdu that an I differ from you ukhālifakum in ilā what mā I forbid you anhākum from it ʿanhu Not in I intend urīdu except illā the reform l-iṣ'lāḥa as much as I am able mā as much as I am able is'taṭaʿtu And not wamā (is) my success tawfīqī except illā with Allah bil-lahi Upon Him ʿalayhi I trust tawakkaltu and to Him wa-ilayhi I turn unību
He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I am upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has provided me with a good provision from Him...?1 And I do not intend to differ from you in that which I have forbidden you; I only intend reform as much as I am able. And my success is not but through Allāh. Upon Him I have relied, and to Him I return.2