وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā it is said qīla to them lahumu Follow ittabiʿū what mā has revealed anzala Allah l-lahu they said qālū Nay bal we follow nattabiʿu what mā we found alfaynā [on it] ʿalayhi our forefathers (following) ābāanā Even though awalaw [were] kāna their forefathers ābāuhum (did) not lā understand yaʿqilūna anything shayan and not walā were they guided yahtadūna
And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allāh has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?
وَمَثَلُ And (the) example wamathalu (of) those who alladhīna disbelieve[d] kafarū (is) like (the) example kamathali (of) the one who alladhī shouts yanʿiqu at what bimā not lā (does) hear yasmaʿu except illā calls duʿāan and cries wanidāan deaf ṣummun dumb buk'mun (and) blind ʿum'yun [so] they fahum (do) not lā understand yaʿqilūna
The example of those who disbelieve is like that of one who shouts at what hears nothing but calls and cries [i.e., cattle or sheep] - deaf, dumb and blind, so they do not understand.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you yāayyuhā who alladhīna believe[d] āmanū Eat kulū from min (the) good ṭayyibāti (of) what mā We have provided you razaqnākum and be grateful wa-ush'kurū to Allah lillahi if in you kuntum alone iyyāhu worship Him taʿbudūna
O you who have believed, eat from the good [i.e., lawful] things which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allāh if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.
إِنَّمَا Only innamā He has forbidden ḥarrama to you ʿalaykumu the dead animals l-maytata and [the] blood wal-dama and flesh walaḥma (of) swine l-khinzīri and what wamā has been dedicated uhilla [with it] bihi to other than lighayri Allah l-lahi So whoever famani (is) forced by necessity uḍ'ṭurra without ghayra (being) disobedient bāghin and not walā transgressor ʿādin then no falā sin ith'ma on him ʿalayhi Indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) Oft-Forgiving ghafūrun Most Merciful raḥīmun
He has only forbidden to you dead animals,1 blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allāh. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
إِنَّ Indeed inna those who alladhīna conceal yaktumūna what mā (has) revealed anzala Allah (has) l-lahu of mina the Book l-kitābi and they purchase wayashtarūna there with bihi a gain thamanan little qalīlan Those ulāika not mā they eat yakulūna in fī their bellies buṭūnihim except illā the Fire l-nāra And not walā will speak to them yukallimuhumu Allah l-lahu (on the) Day yawma (of) [the] Judgment l-qiyāmati and not walā will He purify them yuzakkīhim and for them walahum (is) a punishment ʿadhābun painful alīmun
Indeed, they who conceal what Allāh has sent down of the Book and exchange it for a small price - those consume not into their bellies except the Fire. And Allāh will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. And they will have a painful punishment.
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ulāika (are) they who alladhīna purchase[d] ish'tarawū [the] astraying l-ḍalālata for [the] Guidance bil-hudā and [the] punishment wal-ʿadhāba for [the] forgiveness bil-maghfirati So what (is) famā their endurance aṣbarahum on ʿalā the Fire l-nāri
Those are the ones who have exchanged guidance for error and forgiveness for punishment. How patient they are for [i.e., in pursuit of] the Fire!
ذَٰلِكَ That dhālika (is) because bi-anna Allah l-laha revealed nazzala the Book l-kitāba with [the] Truth bil-ḥaqi And indeed wa-inna those alladhīna who differed ikh'talafū in fī the Book l-kitābi (are) surely in lafī schism shiqāqin far baʿīdin
That is [deserved by them] because Allāh has sent down the Book in truth. And indeed, those who differ over the Book are in extreme dissension.