مُهْطِعِينَ Racing ahead muh'ṭiʿīna raised up muq'niʿī their heads ruūsihim not lā returning yartaddu towards them ilayhim their gaze ṭarfuhum and their hearts wa-afidatuhum (are) empty hawāon
Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them,1 and their hearts are void.
وَأَنذِرِ And warn wa-andhiri the mankind l-nāsa (of) a Day yawma (when) will come to them yatīhimu the punishment l-ʿadhābu then will say fayaqūlu those who alladhīna did wrong ẓalamū Our Lord rabbanā Respite us akhir'nā for ilā a term ajalin short qarībin we will answer nujib Your call daʿwataka and we will follow wanattabiʿi the Messengers l-rusula Had not awalam you takūnū sworn aqsamtum before min before qablu not mā for you lakum any min end zawālin
And, [O Muḥammad], warn the people of a Day when the punishment will come to them and those who did wrong will say, "Our Lord, delay us for a short term; we will answer Your call and follow the messengers." [But it will be said], "Had you not sworn, before, that for you there would be no cessation?1
وَسَكَنتُمْ And you dwelt wasakantum in fī the dwellings masākini (of) those who alladhīna wronged ẓalamū themselves anfusahum and it had become clear watabayyana to you lakum how kayfa We dealt faʿalnā with them bihim and We put forth waḍarabnā for you lakumu the examples l-amthāla
And you lived among the dwellings of those who wronged themselves, and it had become clear to you how We dealt with them. And We presented for you [many] examples."
وَقَدْ And indeed waqad they planned makarū their plan makrahum but with waʿinda Allah l-lahi (was) their plan makruhum even if wa-in was kāna their plan makruhum that should be moved litazūla by it min'hu the mountains l-jibālu
And they had planned their plan, but with Allāh is [recorded] their plan, even if their plan had been [sufficient] to do away with the mountains.1
فَلَا So (do) not falā think taḥsabanna (that) Allah l-laha will fail mukh'lifa (to) keep His Promise waʿdihi (to) His Messengers rusulahu Indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) All-Mighty ʿazīzun Owner (of) Retribution dhū Owner (of) Retribution intiqāmin
So never think that Allāh will fail in His promise to His messengers. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution.1
يَوْمَ (On the) Day yawma will be changed tubaddalu the earth l-arḍu (to) other (than) ghayra the earth l-arḍi and the heavens wal-samāwātu and they will come forth wabarazū before Allah lillahi the One l-wāḥidi the Irresistible l-qahāri
[It will be] on the Day the earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens [as well], and they [i.e., all creatures] will come out before Allāh, the One, the Prevailing,
وَتَرَى And you will see watarā the criminals l-muj'rimīna (on) that Day yawma-idhin bound together muqarranīna in fī the chains l-aṣfādi
And you will see the criminals that Day bound together in irons,
سَرَابِيلُهُم Their garments sarābīluhum of min tar qaṭirānin and will cover wataghshā their faces wujūhahumu the Fire l-nāru
Their garments of liquid pitch and their faces covered by the Fire
لِيَجْزِىَ So that Allah may recompense liyajziya So that Allah may recompense l-lahu each kulla soul nafsin (for) what mā it earned kasabat Indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) Swift sarīʿu (in) the reckoning l-ḥisābi
So that Allāh will recompense every soul for what it earned. Indeed, Allāh is swift in account.
هَـٰذَا This hādhā (is) a Message balāghun for the mankind lilnnāsi that they may be warned waliyundharū with it bihi and that they may know waliyaʿlamū that only annamā He huwa (is) One God ilāhun (is) One God wāḥidun and that may take heed waliyadhakkara men ulū (of) understanding l-albābi
This [Qur’ān] is notification for the people that they may be warned thereby and that they may know that He is but one God and that those of understanding will be reminded.