۞ يَوْمَ (On) the Day yawma (when) will come tatī every kullu soul nafsin pleading tujādilu for ʿan itself nafsihā and will be paid in full watuwaffā every kullu soul nafsin what mā it did ʿamilat and they wahum (will) not lā be wronged yuẓ'lamūna
On the Day when every soul will come disputing [i.e., pleading] for itself, and every soul will be fully compensated for what it did, and they will not be wronged [i.e., treated unjustly].
وَضَرَبَ And Allah sets forth waḍaraba And Allah sets forth l-lahu a similitude mathalan (of) a town qaryatan (that) was kānat secure āminatan and content muṭ'ma-innatan coming to it yatīhā its provision riz'quhā (in) abundance raghadan from min every kulli place makānin but it denied fakafarat (the) Favors of Allah bi-anʿumi (the) Favors of Allah l-lahi so Allah made it taste fa-adhāqahā so Allah made it taste l-lahu (the) garb libāsa (of) the hunger l-jūʿi and the fear wal-khawfi for what bimā they used (to) kānū do yaṣnaʿūna
And Allāh presents an example: a city [i.e., Makkah] which was safe and secure, its provision coming to it in abundance from every location, but it denied the favors of Allāh. So Allāh made it taste the envelopment of hunger and fear for what they had been doing.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad came to them jāahum a Messenger rasūlun from among them min'hum but they denied him fakadhabūhu so seized them fa-akhadhahumu the punishment l-ʿadhābu while they wahum (were) wrongdoers ẓālimūna
And there had certainly come to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they denied him; so punishment overtook them while they were wrongdoers.
فَكُلُوا۟ So eat fakulū of what mimmā Allah has provided you razaqakumu Allah has provided you l-lahu lawful ḥalālan and good ṭayyiban And be grateful wa-ush'kurū (for the) Favor niʿ'mata (of) Allah l-lahi if in [you] kuntum Him Alone iyyāhu you worship taʿbudūna
Then eat of what Allāh has provided for you [which is] lawful and good. And be grateful for the favor of Allāh, if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.
إِنَّمَا Only innamā He has forbidden ḥarrama to you ʿalaykumu the dead animal l-maytata and the blood wal-dama and the flesh walaḥma (of) the swine l-khinzīri and what wamā has been dedicated uhilla to other (than) lighayri Allah l-lahi [with it] bihi But (if) one famani (is) forced uḍ'ṭurra without (being) ghayra disobedient bāghin and not walā a transgressor ʿādin then indeed fa-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] - then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
وَلَا And (do) not walā say taqūlū for that which limā assert taṣifu your tongues alsinatukumu the lie l-kadhiba This hādhā (is) lawful ḥalālun and this wahādhā (is) forbidden ḥarāmun so that you invent litaftarū about ʿalā Allah l-lahi the lie l-kadhiba Indeed inna those who alladhīna invent yaftarūna about ʿalā Allah l-lahi the lie l-kadhiba they will not succeed lā they will not succeed yuf'liḥūna
And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allāh. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allāh will not succeed.
مَتَـٰعٌۭ An enjoyment matāʿun little qalīlun and for them walahum (is) a punishment ʿadhābun painful alīmun
[It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment.
وَعَلَى And to waʿalā those who alladhīna are Jews hādū We have forbidden ḥarramnā what mā We related qaṣaṣnā to you ʿalayka before min before qablu And not wamā We wronged them ẓalamnāhum but walākin they used (to) kānū themselves anfusahum wrong yaẓlimūna
And to those who are Jews We have prohibited that which We related to you before.1 And We did not wrong them [thereby], but they were wronging themselves.