Al-'Anbyā
The Prophets
﷽
الأنبياء
ٱقْتَرَبَ (Has) approached iq'taraba for [the] mankind lilnnāsi their account ḥisābuhum while they wahum (are) in fī heedlessness ghaflatin turning away muʿ'riḍūna
[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.
مَا Not mā comes to them yatīhim of min a Reminder dhik'rin from min their Lord rabbihim anew muḥ'dathin except illā they listen to it is'tamaʿūhu while they wahum (are at) play yalʿabūna
No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play
لَاهِيَةًۭ Distracted lāhiyatan their hearts qulūbuhum And they conceal wa-asarrū the private conversation l-najwā those who alladhīna [they] wronged ẓalamū Is hal this hādhā except illā a human being basharun like you mith'lukum So would you approach afatatūna the magic l-siḥ'ra while you wa-antum see (it) tub'ṣirūna
With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], "Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]?"
قَالَ He said qāla My Lord rabbī knows yaʿlamu the word l-qawla in fī the heavens l-samāi and the earth wal-arḍi And He wahuwa (is) the All-Hearer l-samīʿu the All-Knower l-ʿalīmu
He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."
بَلْ Nay bal they say qālū Muddled aḍghāthu dreams aḥlāmin nay bali he (has) invented it if'tarāhu nay bal he huwa (is) a poet shāʿirun So let him bring us falyatinā a sign biāyatin like what kamā was sent ur'sila (to) the former l-awalūna
But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]."
مَآ Not mā believed āmanat before them qablahum any min town qaryatin which We destroyed ahlaknāhā so will they afahum believe yu'minūna
Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them,1 so will they believe?
وَمَآ And not wamā We sent arsalnā before you qablaka 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, [O Muḥammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.
وَمَا And not wamā We made them jaʿalnāhum bodies jasadan not lā eating yakulūna the food l-ṭaʿāma and not wamā they were kānū immortals khālidīna
And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food,1 nor were they immortal [on earth].
ثُمَّ Then thumma We fulfilled (for) them ṣadaqnāhumu the promise l-waʿda and We saved them fa-anjaynāhum and whom waman We willed nashāu and We destroyed wa-ahlaknā the transgressors l-mus'rifīna
Then1 We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.
لَقَدْ Indeed laqad We (have) sent down anzalnā to you ilaykum a Book kitāban in it fīhi (is) your mention dhik'rukum Then will not afalā you use reason taʿqilūna
We have certainly sent down to you a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] in which is your mention.1 Then will you not reason?