وَإِذْ And when wa-idh said qāla Musa mūsā to his people liqawmihi Remember udh'kurū (the) Favor of Allah niʿ'mata (the) Favor of Allah l-lahi upon you ʿalaykum when idh He saved you anjākum from min (the) people āli (of) Firaun fir'ʿawna they were afflicting you yasūmūnakum (with) evil sūa torment l-ʿadhābi and were slaughtering wayudhabbiḥūna your sons abnāakum and letting live wayastaḥyūna your women nisāakum And in wafī that dhālikum (was) a trial balāon from min your Lord rabbikum great ʿaẓīmun
And [recall, O Children of Israel], when Moses said to his people, "Remember the favor of Allāh upon you when He saved you from the people of Pharaoh, who were afflicting you with the worst torment and were slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
وَإِذْ And when wa-idh proclaimed ta-adhana your Lord rabbukum If la-in you are thankful shakartum surely I will increase you la-azīdannakum but if wala-in you are ungrateful kafartum indeed inna My punishment ʿadhābī (is) surely severe lashadīdun
And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.'"
وَقَالَ And said waqāla Musa mūsā If in you disbelieve takfurū you antum and whoever waman (is) in fī the earth l-arḍi all jamīʿan then indeed fa-inna Allah l-laha certainly (is) Free of need laghaniyyun Praiseworthy ḥamīdun
And Moses said, "If you should disbelieve, you and whoever is on the earth entirely - indeed, Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy."
أَلَمْ Has not alam come to you yatikum (the) news naba-u (of) those who alladhīna (were) before you min (were) before you qablikum the people qawmi of Nuh nūḥin and Aad waʿādin and Thamud wathamūda and those who wa-alladhīna (were) after them min (were) after them baʿdihim None lā knows them yaʿlamuhum except illā Allah l-lahu Came to them jāathum their Messengers rusuluhum with clear proofs bil-bayināti but they returned faraddū their hands aydiyahum in fī their mouths afwāhihim and they said waqālū Indeed we innā [we] disbelieve kafarnā in what bimā you have been sent ur'sil'tum with [it] bihi and indeed, we wa-innā (are) surely in lafī doubt shakkin about what mimmā you invite us tadʿūnanā to it ilayhi suspicious murībin
Has there not reached you the news of those before you - the people of Noah and ʿAad and Thamūd and those after them? No one knows them [i.e., their number] but Allāh. Their messengers brought them clear proofs, but they returned their hands to their mouths1 and said, "Indeed, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent, and indeed we are, about that to which you invite us, in disquieting doubt."
۞ قَالَتْ Said qālat their Messengers rusuluhum Can (there) be about afī Allah l-lahi any doubt shakkun (the) Creator fāṭiri (of) the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi He invites you yadʿūkum so that He may forgive liyaghfira for you lakum [of] min your sins dhunūbikum and give you respite wayu-akhirakum for ilā a term ajalin appointed musamman They said qālū Not in you antum (are) but illā a human basharun like us mith'lunā you wish turīdūna to an hinder us taṣuddūnā from what ʿammā used to kāna worship yaʿbudu our forefathers ābāunā So bring us fatūnā an authority bisul'ṭānin clear mubīnin
Their messengers said, "Can there be doubt about Allāh, Creator of the heavens and earth? He invites you that He may forgive you of your sins, and He delays you [i.e., your death] for a specified term." They said, "You are not but men like us who wish to avert us from what our fathers were worshipping. So bring us a clear authority [i.e., evidence]."