وَإِن And indeed wa-in they were about kādū (to) scare you layastafizzūnaka from mina the land l-arḍi that they evict you liyukh'rijūka from it min'hā But then wa-idhan not lā they (would) have stayed yalbathūna after you khilāfaka except illā a little qalīlan
And indeed, they were about to provoke [i.e., drive] you from the land [i.e., Makkah] to evict you therefrom. And then [when they do], they will not remain [there] after you, except for a little.1
سُنَّةَ (Such is Our) Way sunnata (for) whom man [verily] qad We sent arsalnā before you qablaka of min Our Messengers rusulinā And not walā you will find tajidu (in) Our way lisunnatinā any alteration taḥwīlan
[That is Our] established way for those We had sent before you of Our messengers; and you will not find in Our way any alteration.
أَقِمِ Establish aqimi the prayer l-ṣalata at the decline lidulūki (of) the sun l-shamsi till ilā (the) darkness ghasaqi (of) the night al-layli and Quran waqur'āna at dawn l-fajri indeed inna the Quran qur'āna (at) the dawn l-fajri is kāna ever witnessed mashhūdan
Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night1 and [also] the Qur’ān [i.e., recitation] of dawn.2 Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.
وَمِنَ And from wamina the night al-layli arise from sleep for prayer fatahajjad with it bihi (as) additional nāfilatan for you laka it may be ʿasā that an will raise you yabʿathaka your Lord rabbuka (to) a station maqāman praiseworthy maḥmūdan
And from [part of] the night, pray1 with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān] as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that2 your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station.3
وَقُل And say waqul My Lord rabbi Cause me to enter adkhil'nī an entrance mud'khala sound ṣid'qin and cause me to exit wa-akhrij'nī an exit mukh'raja sound ṣid'qin and make wa-ij'ʿal for me lī from min near You ladunka an authority sul'ṭānan helping naṣīran
And say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance1 and to exit a sound exit2 and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority."
وَقُلْ And say waqul Has come jāa the truth l-ḥaqu and perished wazahaqa the falsehood l-bāṭilu Indeed inna the falsehood l-bāṭila is kāna (bound) to perish zahūqan
And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."
وَنُنَزِّلُ And We reveal wanunazzilu from mina the Quran l-qur'āni that mā it huwa (is) a healing shifāon and a mercy waraḥmatun for the believers lil'mu'minīna but not walā it increases yazīdu the wrongdoers l-ẓālimīna except illā (in) loss khasāran
And We send down of the Qur’ān that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.
وَإِذَآ And when wa-idhā We bestow favor anʿamnā on ʿalā man l-insāni he turns away aʿraḍa and becomes remote wanaā on his side bijānibihi And when wa-idhā touches him massahu the evil l-sharu he is kāna (in) despair yaūsan
And when We bestow favor upon man [i.e., the disbeliever], he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.
قُلْ Say qul Each kullun works yaʿmalu on ʿalā his manner shākilatihi but your Lord farabbukum (is) most knowing aʿlamu of who biman [he] huwa (is) best guided ahdā (in) way sabīlan
Say, "Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who is best guided in way."
وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ And they ask you wayasalūnaka concerning ʿani the soul l-rūḥi Say quli The soul l-rūḥu (is) of min (the) affair amri (of) my Lord rabbī And not wamā you have been given ūtītum of mina the knowledge l-ʿil'mi except illā a little qalīlan
And they ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair [i.e., concern] of my Lord. And you [i.e., mankind] have not been given of knowledge except a little."
وَلَئِن And if wala-in We willed shi'nā We (would) have surely taken away lanadhhabanna that which bi-alladhī We have revealed awḥaynā to you ilayka Then thumma not lā you would find tajidu for you laka concerning it bihi against Us ʿalaynā any advocate wakīlan
And if We willed, We could surely do away with that which We revealed to you. Then you would not find for yourself concerning it an advocate against Us.