يَقْدُمُ He will precede yaqdumu his people qawmahu (on the) Day yawma (of) the Resurrection l-qiyāmati and lead them fa-awradahumu (into) the Fire l-nāra And wretched wabi'sa (is) the place l-wir'du to which (they are) led l-mawrūdu
He will precede his people on the Day of Resurrection and lead them into the Fire; and wretched is the place to which they are led.
وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ And they were followed wa-ut'biʿū in fī this hādhihi (by) a curse laʿnatan and (on the) Day wayawma (of) the Resurrection l-qiyāmati Wretched bi'sa (is) the gift l-rif'du which (will) be given l-marfūdu
And they were followed in this [world] with a curse and on the Day of Resurrection. And wretched is the gift1 which is given.
ذَٰلِكَ That dhālika (is) from min (the) news anbāi (of) the cities l-qurā (which) We relate naquṣṣuhu to you ʿalayka of them min'hā some are standing qāimun and (some) mown waḥaṣīdun
That is from the news of the cities, which We relate to you; of them, some are [still] standing and some are [as] a harvest [mowed down].1
وَمَا And not wamā We wronged them ẓalamnāhum but walākin they wronged ẓalamū themselves anfusahum So not famā availed aghnat them ʿanhum their gods ālihatuhumu which allatī they invoked yadʿūna other than Allah min other than Allah dūni other than Allah l-lahi any min thing shayin when lammā came jāa (the) command (of) your Lord amru (the) command (of) your Lord rabbika And not wamā they increased them zādūhum other than ghayra ruin tatbībin
And We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. And they were not availed at all by their gods which they invoked other than Allāh when there came the command of your Lord. And they did not increase them in other than ruin.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus wakadhālika (is) the seizure (of) your Lord akhdhu (is) the seizure (of) your Lord rabbika when idhā He seizes akhadha the cities l-qurā while they wahiya (are) doing wrong ẓālimatun Indeed inna His seizure akhdhahu (is) painful alīmun (and) severe shadīdun
And thus is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the cities while they are committing wrong. Indeed, His seizure is painful and severe.
إِنَّ Indeed inna in fī that dhālika (is) surely a Sign laāyatan for (those) who liman fear khāfa (the) punishment ʿadhāba (of) the Hereafter l-ākhirati That dhālika (is) a Day yawmun (will) be gathered majmūʿun on it lahu the mankind l-nāsu and that wadhālika (is) a Day yawmun witnessed mashhūdun
Indeed in that is a sign for those who fear the punishment of the Hereafter. That is a Day for which the people will be collected, and that is a Day [which will be] witnessed.
وَمَا And not wamā We delay it nu-akhiruhu except illā for a term li-ajalin limited maʿdūdin
And We do not delay it except for a limited term.
يَوْمَ (The) Day yawma (it) comes yati not lā will speak takallamu a soul nafsun except illā by His leave bi-idh'nihi Then among them famin'hum (will be the) wretched shaqiyyun and (the) glad wasaʿīdun
The Day it comes no soul will speak except by His permission. And among them will be the wretched and the prosperous.
فَأَمَّا As for fa-ammā those who alladhīna were wretched shaqū then (they will be) in fafī the Fire l-nāri For them lahum therein fīhā (is) sighing zafīrun and wailing washahīqun
As for those who were [destined to be] wretched, they will be in the Fire. For them therein is [violent] exhaling and inhaling.1
خَـٰلِدِينَ (Will be) abiding khālidīna therein fīhā as long as remain mā as long as remain dāmati the heavens l-samāwātu and the earth wal-arḍu except illā what your Lord wills mā what your Lord wills shāa what your Lord wills rabbuka Indeed inna your Lord rabbaka (is) All-Accomplisher faʿʿālun of what limā He intends yurīdu
[They will be] abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord should will. Indeed, your Lord is an effecter of what He intends.
۞ وَأَمَّا And as for wa-ammā those who alladhīna were glad suʿidū then (they will be) in fafī Paradise l-janati (will be) abiding khālidīna therein fīhā as long as remains mā as long as remains dāmati the heavens l-samāwātu and the earth wal-arḍu except illā what your Lord wills mā what your Lord wills shāa what your Lord wills rabbuka a bestowal ʿaṭāan not ghayra interrupted majdhūdhin
And as for those who were [destined to be] prosperous, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord should will - a bestowal uninterrupted.