لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ So as to deny liyakfurū that which bimā We have given them ātaynāhum Then enjoy yourselves fatamattaʿū soon fasawfa you will know taʿlamūna
So they will deny what We have given them. Then enjoy yourselves, for you are going to know.
وَيَجْعَلُونَ And they assign wayajʿalūna to what limā not lā they know yaʿlamūna a portion naṣīban of what mimmā We have provided them razaqnāhum By Allah tal-lahi surely you will be asked latus'alunna about what ʿammā you used (to) kuntum invent taftarūna
And they assign to what they do not know1 [i.e., false deities] a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allāh, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.
وَيَجْعَلُونَ And they assign wayajʿalūna to Allah lillahi daughters l-banāti Glory be to Him sub'ḥānahu And for them walahum (is) what mā they desire yashtahūna
And they attribute to Allāh daughters1 - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire [i.e., sons].
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā is given good news bushira (to) one of them aḥaduhum of a female bil-unthā turns ẓalla his face wajhuhu dark mus'waddan and he wahuwa suppresses grief kaẓīmun
And when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
يَتَوَٰرَىٰ He hides himself yatawārā from mina the people l-qawmi (because) of min the evil sūi of what mā he has been given good news bushira about bihi Should he keep it ayum'sikuhu in ʿalā humiliation hūnin or am bury it yadussuhu in fī the dust l-turābi Unquestionably alā evil sāa (is) what mā they decide yaḥkumūna
He hides himself from the people because of the ill of which he has been informed. Should he keep it in humiliation or bury it in the ground? Unquestionably, evil is what they decide.
لِلَّذِينَ For those who lilladhīna (do) not lā believe yu'minūna in the Hereafter bil-ākhirati (is) a similitude mathalu (of) the evil l-sawi and for Allah walillahi (is) the similitude l-mathalu the Highest l-aʿlā And He wahuwa (is) the All-Mighty l-ʿazīzu All-Wise l-ḥakīmu
For those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the description [i.e., an attribute] of evil;1 and for Allāh is the highest attribute. And He is Exalted in Might, the Wise.
وَلَوْ And if walaw Allah were to seize yuākhidhu Allah were to seize l-lahu the mankind l-nāsa for their wrongdoing biẓul'mihim not mā He (would) have left taraka upon it ʿalayhā any min moving creature dābbatin but walākin He defers them yu-akhiruhum for ilā a term ajalin appointed musamman Then when fa-idhā comes jāa their terms ajaluhum not lā they (will) remain behind yastakhirūna an hour sāʿatan and not walā they can advance (it) yastaqdimūna
And if Allāh were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon it [i.e., the earth] any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
وَيَجْعَلُونَ And they assign wayajʿalūna to Allah lillahi what mā they dislike yakrahūna and assert wataṣifu their tongues alsinatuhumu the lie l-kadhiba that anna for them lahumu (is) the best l-ḥus'nā No lā doubt jarama that anna for them lahumu (is) the Fire l-nāra and that they wa-annahum (will) be abandoned muf'raṭūna
And they attribute to Allāh that which they dislike [i.e., daughters], and their tongues assert the lie that they will have the best [from Him]. Assuredly, they will have the Fire, and they will be [therein] neglected.1
تَٱللَّهِ By Allah tal-lahi certainly laqad We have sent arsalnā to ilā nations umamin before you min before you qablika but made fair-seeming fazayyana to them lahumu the Shaitaan l-shayṭānu their deeds aʿmālahum So he fahuwa (is) their ally waliyyuhumu today l-yawma and for them walahum (is) a punishment ʿadhābun painful alīmun
By Allāh, We did certainly send [messengers] to nations before you, but Satan made their deeds attractive to them. And he is their [i.e., the disbelievers] ally today [as well], and they will have a painful punishment.
وَمَآ And not wamā We revealed anzalnā to you ʿalayka the Book l-kitāba except illā that you make clear litubayyina to them lahumu that which alladhī they differed ikh'talafū in it fīhi and (as) a guidance wahudan and mercy waraḥmatan for a people liqawmin who believe yu'minūna
And We have not revealed to you the Book, [O Muḥammad], except for you to make clear to them that wherein they have differed and as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.