فَإِذَا And when fa-idhā you (have) boarded is'tawayta you anta and whoever waman (is) with you maʿaka [on] ʿalā the ship l-ful'ki then say faquli Praise l-ḥamdu (be) to Allah lillahi Who alladhī (has) saved us najjānā from mina the people l-qawmi the wrongdoers l-ẓālimīna
And when you have boarded the ship, you and those with you, then say, 'Praise to Allāh who has saved us from the wrongdoing people.'
وَقُل And say waqul My Lord rabbi cause me to land anzil'nī (at) a landing place munzalan blessed mubārakan and You wa-anta (are) the Best khayru (of) those who cause to land.' l-munzilīna
And say, 'My Lord, let me land at a blessed landing place, and You are the best to accommodate [us].'"
إِنَّ Indeed inna in fī that dhālika surely (are) Signs laāyātin and indeed wa-in We are kunnā surely testing lamub'talīna
Indeed in that are signs, and indeed, We are ever testing [Our servants].
ثُمَّ Then thumma We produced anshanā after them min after them baʿdihim a generation qarnan another ākharīna
Then We produced after them a generation of others.
فَأَرْسَلْنَا And We sent fa-arsalnā among them fīhim a Messenger rasūlan from themselves min'hum [that] ani Worship uʿ'budū Allah l-laha not mā for you lakum (is) any min god ilāhin other than Him ghayruhu Then will not afalā you fear tattaqūna
And We sent among them a messenger1 from themselves, [saying], "Worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?"
وَقَالَ And said waqāla the chiefs l-mala-u of min his people qawmihi who alladhīna disbelieved kafarū and denied wakadhabū (the) meeting biliqāi (of) the Hereafter l-ākhirati while We had given them luxury wa-atrafnāhum in fī the life l-ḥayati (of) the world l-dun'yā Not mā (is) this hādhā but illā a man basharun like you mith'lukum He eats yakulu of what mimmā you eat takulūna [from it] min'hu and he drinks wayashrabu of what mimmā you drink tashrabūna
And the eminent among his people who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter while We had given them luxury in the worldly life said, "This is not but a man like yourselves. He eats of that from which you eat and drinks of what you drink.
وَلَئِنْ And surely if wala-in you obey aṭaʿtum a man basharan like you mith'lakum indeed, you innakum then idhan surely (will be) losers lakhāsirūna
And if you should obey a man like yourselves, indeed, you would then be losers.
أَيَعِدُكُمْ Does he promise you ayaʿidukum that you annakum when idhā you are dead mittum and you become wakuntum dust turāban and bones waʿiẓāman that you annakum (will be) brought forth mukh'rajūna
Does he promise you that when you have died and become dust and bones that you will be brought forth [once more]?
۞ هَيْهَاتَ Far-(fetched) hayhāta far-(fetched) hayhāta is what limā you are promised tūʿadūna
How far, how far, is that which you are promised.1
إِنْ Not in it hiya (is) but illā our life ḥayātunā (of) the world l-dun'yā we die namūtu and we live wanaḥyā and not wamā we naḥnu (will be) resurrected bimabʿūthīna
It [i.e., life] is not but our worldly life - we die and live, but we will not be resurrected.
إِنْ Not in (is) he huwa but illā a man rajulun who (has) invented if'tarā about ʿalā Allah l-lahi a lie kadhiban and not wamā we naḥnu (in) him lahu (are) believers bimu'minīna
He is not but a man who has invented a lie about Allāh, and we will not believe him."
قَالَ He said qāla My Lord rabbi Help me unṣur'nī because bimā they deny me kadhabūni
He said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."
قَالَ He said qāla After a little while ʿammā After a little while qalīlin surely they will become layuṣ'biḥunna regretful nādimīna
[Allāh] said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ So seized them fa-akhadhathumu the awful cry l-ṣayḥatu in truth bil-ḥaqi and We made them fajaʿalnāhum (as) rubbish of dead leaves ghuthāan So away fabuʿ'dan with the people lil'qawmi the wrongdoers l-ẓālimīna
So the shriek1 seized them in truth,2 and We made them as [plant] stubble. Then away with the wrongdoing people.
ثُمَّ Then thumma We produced anshanā after them min after them baʿdihim a generation qurūnan another ākharīna
Then We produced after them other generations.