أَلَمْ Do not alam you see tara that anna Allah l-laha (has) subjected sakhara to you lakum what mā (is) in fī the earth l-arḍi and the ships wal-ful'ka that sail tajrī through fī the sea l-baḥri by His Command bi-amrihi And He withholds wayum'siku the sky l-samāa lest an it falls taqaʿa on ʿalā the earth l-arḍi except illā by His permission bi-idh'nihi Indeed inna Allah l-laha to mankind bil-nāsi (is) Full of Kindness laraūfun Most Merciful raḥīmun
Do you not see that Allāh has subjected to you whatever is on the earth and the ships which run through the sea by His command? And He restrains the sky from falling upon the earth, unless by His permission. Indeed Allāh, to the people, is Kind and Merciful.
وَهُوَ And He wahuwa (is) the One Who alladhī gave you life aḥyākum then thumma He will cause you to die yumītukum then thumma He will give you life (again) yuḥ'yīkum Indeed inna man l-insāna (is) surely ungrateful lakafūrun
And He is the one who gave you life; then He causes you to die and then will [again] give you life. Indeed, mankind is ungrateful.
لِّكُلِّ For every likulli nation ummatin We have made jaʿalnā rite(s) mansakan they hum perform it nāsikūhu So let them not dispute with you falā So let them not dispute with you yunāziʿunnaka in fī the matter l-amri but invite (them) wa-ud'ʿu to ilā your Lord rabbika Indeed, you innaka (are) surely on laʿalā guidance hudan straight mus'taqīmin
For every [religious] community We have appointed rites which they perform. So, [O Muḥammad], let them [i.e., the disbelievers] not contend with you over the matter but invite [them] to your Lord. Indeed, you are upon straight guidance.
وَإِن And if wa-in they argue (with) you jādalūka then say faquli Allah l-lahu (is) most knowing aʿlamu of what bimā you do taʿmalūna
And if they dispute with you, then say, "Allāh is most knowing of what you do.
ٱللَّهُ Allah al-lahu will judge yaḥkumu between you baynakum (on the) Day yawma (of) the Resurrection l-qiyāmati concerning what fīmā you used (to) kuntum in it fīhi differ takhtalifūna
Allāh will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which you used to differ."
أَلَمْ Do not alam you know taʿlam that anna Allah l-laha knows yaʿlamu what mā (is) in fī the heaven l-samāi and the earth wal-arḍi Indeed inna that dhālika (is) in fī a Record kitābin indeed inna that dhālika (is) for ʿalā Allah l-lahi easy yasīrun
Do you not know that Allāh knows what is in the heaven and earth? Indeed, that is in a Record.1 Indeed that, for Allāh, is easy.
وَيَعْبُدُونَ And they worship wayaʿbudūna besides Allah min besides Allah dūni besides Allah l-lahi what mā not lam He (has) sent down yunazzil for it bihi any authority sul'ṭānan and what wamā not laysa they have lahum of it bihi any knowledge ʿil'mun And not wamā (will be) for the wrongdoers lilẓẓālimīna any min helper naṣīrin
And they worship besides Allāh that for which He has not sent down authority and that of which they have no knowledge. And there will not be for the wrongdoers any helper.
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā are recited tut'lā to them ʿalayhim Our Verses āyātunā clear bayyinātin you will recognize taʿrifu on fī (the) faces wujūhi (of) those who alladhīna disbelieve kafarū the denial l-munkara They almost yakādūna attack yasṭūna those who bi-alladhīna recite yatlūna to them ʿalayhim Our Verses āyātinā Say qul Then shall I inform you afa-unabbi-ukum of worse bisharrin than min that dhālikumu The Fire l-nāru Allah (has) promised it waʿadahā Allah (has) promised it l-lahu (for) those who alladhīna disbelieve kafarū and wretched wabi'sa (is) the destination l-maṣīru
And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, you recognize in the faces of those who disbelieve disapproval. They are almost on the verge of assaulting those who recite to them Our verses. Say, "Then shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that?1 [It is] the Fire which Allāh has promised those who disbelieve, and wretched is the destination."