وَيَـٰقَوْمِ And O my people wayāqawmi (Let) not cause you to sin lā (Let) not cause you to sin yajrimannakum my dissension shiqāqī lest an befalls you yuṣībakum similar mith'lu (to) what mā befell aṣāba (the) people of Nuh qawma (the) people of Nuh nūḥin or aw (the) people of Hud qawma (the) people of Hud hūdin or aw people of Salih qawma people of Salih ṣāliḥin And not wamā (are the) people of Lut qawmu (are the) people of Lut lūṭin from you minkum far off bibaʿīdin
And O my people, let not [your] dissension from me cause you to be struck by that similar to what struck the people of Noah or the people of Hūd or the people of Ṣāliḥ. And the people of Lot are not from you far away.
وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ And ask forgiveness wa-is'taghfirū (of) your Lord rabbakum then thumma turn in repentance tūbū to Him ilayhi Indeed inna my Lord rabbī (is) Most Merciful raḥīmun Most Loving wadūdun
And ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is Merciful and Affectionate."
قَالُوا۟ They said qālū O Shuaib yāshuʿaybu Not mā we understand nafqahu much kathīran of what mimmā you say taqūlu and indeed, we wa-innā surely [we] see you lanarāka among us fīnā weak ḍaʿīfan And if not walawlā for your family rahṭuka surely we would have stoned you larajamnāka and you are not wamā and you are not anta against us ʿalaynā mighty biʿazīzin
They said, "O Shuʿayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and indeed, we consider you among us as weak. And if not for your family, we would have stoned you [to death]; and you are not to us one respected."
قَالَ He said qāla O my people yāqawmi Is my family arahṭī mightier aʿazzu on you ʿalaykum than mina Allah l-lahi And you have taken Him wa-ittakhadhtumūhu behind your warāakum backs ẓih'riyyan Indeed inna my Lord rabbī of what bimā you do taʿmalūna (is) All-Encompassing muḥīṭun
He said, "O my people, is my family more respected for power by you than Allāh? But you put Him behind your backs [in neglect]. Indeed, my Lord is encompassing of what you do.
وَيَـٰقَوْمِ And O my people wayāqawmi Work iʿ'malū (according) to ʿalā your position makānatikum indeed, I am innī working ʿāmilun Soon sawfa you will know taʿlamūna (on) whom man will come yatīhi a punishment ʿadhābun (that will) disgrace him yukh'zīhi and who waman [he] huwa (is) a liar kādhibun And watch wa-ir'taqibū indeed, I am innī with you maʿakum a watcher raqībun
And O my people, work according to your position; indeed, I am working. You are going to know to whom will come a punishment that will disgrace him and who is a liar. So watch; indeed, I am with you a watcher, [awaiting the outcome]."
وَلَمَّا And when walammā came jāa Our Command amrunā We saved najjaynā Shuaib shuʿayban and those who wa-alladhīna believed āmanū with him maʿahu by a Mercy biraḥmatin from Us minnā And seized wa-akhadhati those who alladhīna wronged ẓalamū the thunderous blast l-ṣayḥatu then they became fa-aṣbaḥū in fī their homes diyārihim fallen prone jāthimīna
And when Our command came, We saved Shuʿayb and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us. And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen prone
كَأَن As if ka-an not lam they (had) prospered yaghnaw therein fīhā So alā away buʿ'dan with Madyan limadyana as kamā was taken away baʿidat the Thamud thamūdu
As if they had never prospered therein. Then, away with Madyan as Thamūd was taken away.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We sent arsalnā Musa mūsā with Our Signs biāyātinā and an authority wasul'ṭānin clear mubīnin
And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority1
إِلَىٰ To ilā Firaun fir'ʿawna and his chiefs wamala-ihi but they followed fa-ittabaʿū (the) command of Firaun amra (the) command of Firaun fir'ʿawna and not wamā (the) command of Firaun amru (the) command of Firaun fir'ʿawna was right birashīdin
To Pharaoh and his establishment, but they followed the command of Pharaoh, and the command of Pharaoh was not [at all] discerning.