وَمَآ And not wamā We sent arsalnā before you min before you qablika except illā men rijālan We revealed nūḥī to them ilayhim so ask fasalū (the) people ahla (of) the Reminder l-dhik'ri if in you kuntum (do) not lā know taʿlamūna
And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ With the clear proofs bil-bayināti and the Books wal-zuburi And We sent down wa-anzalnā to you ilayka the Remembrance l-dhik'ra that you may make clear litubayyina to the mankind lilnnāsi what mā has been sent down nuzzila to them ilayhim and that they may walaʿallahum reflect yatafakkarūna
[We sent them] with clear proofs and written ordinances. And We revealed to you the message [i.e., the Qur’ān] that you may make clear to the people what was sent down to them and that they might give thought.
أَفَأَمِنَ Do then feel secure afa-amina those who alladhīna plotted makarū the evil deeds l-sayiāti that an Allah will cave yakhsifa Allah will cave l-lahu with them bihimu the earth l-arḍa or aw will come to them yatiyahumu the punishment l-ʿadhābu from min where ḥaythu not lā they perceive yashʿurūna
Then, do those who have planned evil deeds feel secure that Allāh will not cause the earth to swallow them or that the punishment will not come upon them from where they do not perceive?
أَوْ Or aw that He may seize them yakhudhahum in fī their going to and fro taqallubihim then not famā they hum will be able to escape bimuʿ'jizīna
Or that He would not seize them during their [usual] activity, and they could not cause failure [i.e., escape from Him]?
أَوْ Or aw that He may seize them yakhudhahum with ʿalā a gradual wasting takhawwufin But indeed fa-inna your Lord rabbakum (is) surely Full of Kindness laraūfun Most Merciful raḥīmun
Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]?1 But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.2
أَوَلَمْ Have not awalam they seen yaraw [towards] ilā what mā Allah has created khalaqa Allah has created l-lahu from min a thing shayin Incline yatafayya-u their shadows ẓilāluhu to ʿani the right l-yamīni and to the left wal-shamāili prostrating sujjadan to Allah lillahi while they wahum (are) humble dākhirūna
Have they not considered what things Allāh has created? Their shadows incline to the right and to the left, prostrating to Allāh, while they [i.e., those creations] are humble.
وَلِلَّهِ And to Allah walillahi prostrate yasjudu whatever mā (is) in fī the heavens l-samāwāti and whatever wamā (is) in fī the earth l-arḍi of min moving creatures dābbatin and the Angels wal-malāikatu and they wahum (are) not lā arrogant yastakbirūna
And to Allāh prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels [as well], and they are not arrogant.
يَخَافُونَ They fear yakhāfūna their Lord rabbahum above them min above them fawqihim and they do wayafʿalūna what mā they are commanded yu'marūna
They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.
۞ وَقَالَ And Allah has said waqāla And Allah has said l-lahu (Do) not lā take tattakhidhū [two] gods ilāhayni two ith'nayni only innamā He huwa (is) God ilāhun One wāḥidun so Me Alone fa-iyyāya you fear [Me] fa-ir'habūni
And Allāh has said, "Do not take for yourselves two1 deities. He [i.e., Allāh] is but one God, so fear only Me."
وَلَهُۥ And to Him (belongs) walahu whatever mā (is) in fī the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi and to Him walahu (is due) the worship l-dīnu constantly wāṣiban Then is it other (than) afaghayra Allah l-lahi you fear tattaqūna
And to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and to Him is [due] worship constantly. Then is it other than Allāh that you fear?
وَمَا And whatever wamā you have bikum of min favor niʿ'matin (is) from famina Allah l-lahi Then thumma when idhā touches you massakumu the adversity l-ḍuru then to Him fa-ilayhi you cry for help tajarūna
And whatever you have of favor - it is from Allāh. Then when adversity touches you, to Him you cry for help.
ثُمَّ Then thumma when idhā He removes kashafa the adversity l-ḍura from you ʿankum behold idhā A group farīqun of you minkum with their Lord birabbihim associate others yush'rikūna
Then when He removes the adversity from you, at once a party of you associates others with their Lord