قَالَتْ Said qālat to them lahum their Messengers rusuluhum Not in we (are) naḥnu but illā a human basharun like you mith'lukum but walākinna Allah l-laha bestows His Grace yamunnu on ʿalā whom man He wills yashāu of min His slaves ʿibādihi And not wamā is kāna for us lanā that an we bring you natiyakum an authority bisul'ṭānin except illā by the permission of Allah bi-idh'ni by the permission of Allah l-lahi And upon waʿalā Allah l-lahi so let put (their) trust falyatawakkali the believers l-mu'minūna
Their messengers said to them, "We are only men like you, but Allāh confers favor upon whom He wills of His servants. It has never been for us to bring you evidence except by permission of Allāh. And upon Allāh let the believers rely.
وَمَا And what wamā (is) for us lanā that not allā we put our trust natawakkala upon ʿalā Allah l-lahi while certainly waqad He has guided us hadānā to our ways subulanā And surely we will bear with patience walanaṣbiranna on ʿalā what mā harm you may cause us ādhaytumūnā And upon waʿalā Allah l-lahi so let put (their) trust falyatawakkali the ones who put (their) trust l-mutawakilūna
And why should we not rely upon Allāh while He has guided us to our [good] ways. And we will surely be patient against whatever harm you should cause us. And upon Allāh let those who would rely [indeed] rely."
وَقَالَ And said waqāla those who alladhīna disbelieved kafarū to their Messengers lirusulihim Surely we will drive you out lanukh'rijannakum of min our land arḍinā or aw surely you should return lataʿūdunna to fī our religion millatinā So inspired fa-awḥā to them ilayhim their Lord rabbuhum We will surely destroy lanuh'likanna the wrongdoers l-ẓālimīna
And those who disbelieved said to their messengers, "We will surely drive you out of our land, or you must return to our religion." So their Lord inspired to them, "We will surely destroy the wrongdoers.
وَلَنُسْكِنَنَّكُمُ And surely We will make you dwell walanus'kinannakumu (in) the land l-arḍa after them min after them baʿdihim That dhālika (is) for whoever liman fears khāfa standing before Me maqāmī and fears wakhāfa My Threat waʿīdi
And We will surely cause you to dwell in the land after them. That is for he who fears My position1 and fears My threat."
وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟ And they sought victory wa-is'taftaḥū and disappointed wakhāba every kullu tyrant jabbārin obstinate ʿanīdin
And they requested decision [i.e., victory from Allāh], and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant.
مِّن of him min Ahead warāihi (is) Hell jahannamu and he will be made to drink wayus'qā of min water māin purulent ṣadīdin
Before him1 is Hell, and he will be given a drink of purulent water.2
يَتَجَرَّعُهُۥ He will sip it yatajarraʿuhu but not walā he will be near yakādu (to) swallowing it yusīghuhu And will come to him wayatīhi the death l-mawtu from min every kulli side makānin but not wamā he huwa will die bimayyitin And ahead of him wamin And ahead of him warāihi (is) a punishment ʿadhābun harsh ghalīẓun
He will gulp it but will hardly [be able to] swallow it. And death will come to him from everywhere, but he is not to die. And before him is a massive punishment.
مَّثَلُ (The) example mathalu (of) those who alladhīna disbelieve kafarū in their Lord birabbihim their deeds aʿmāluhum (are) like ashes karamādin blows furiously ish'taddat on it bihi the wind l-rīḥu in fī a day yawmin stormy ʿāṣifin No lā control (they have) yaqdirūna of what mimmā they have earned kasabū on ʿalā anything shayin That dhālika [it] huwa (is) the straying l-ḍalālu far l-baʿīdu
The example of those who disbelieve in their Lord is [that] their deeds are like ashes which the wind blows forcefully on a stormy day; they are unable [to keep] from what they earned a [single] thing. That is what is extreme error.