أَلَمْ Were not alam Were not takun My Verses āyātī recited tut'lā to you ʿalaykum and you used (to) fakuntum deny them bihā deny them tukadhibūna
[It will be said], "Were not My verses recited to you and you used to deny them?"
قَالُوا۟ They (will) say qālū Our Lord rabbanā Overcame ghalabat [on] us ʿalaynā our wretchedness shiq'watunā and we were wakunnā a people qawman astray ḍāllīna
They will say, "Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame us, and we were a people astray.
رَبَّنَآ Our Lord rabbanā Bring us out akhrij'nā from it min'hā then if fa-in we return ʿud'nā then indeed, we fa-innā (would be) wrongdoers ẓālimūna
Our Lord, remove us from it, and if we were to return [to evil], we would indeed be wrongdoers."
قَالَ He (will) say qāla Remain despised ikh'saū in it fīhā and (do) not walā speak to Me tukallimūni
He will say, "Remain despised therein and do not speak to Me.
إِنَّهُۥ Indeed innahu (there) was kāna a party farīqun of min My slaves ʿibādī (who) said yaqūlūna Our Lord rabbanā We believe āmannā so forgive fa-igh'fir us lanā and have mercy on us wa-ir'ḥamnā and You wa-anta (are) best khayru (of) those who show mercy l-rāḥimīna
Indeed, there was a party of My servants who said, 'Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the best of the merciful.'
فَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُمْ But you took them fa-ittakhadhtumūhum (in) mockery sikh'riyyan until ḥattā they made you forget ansawkum My remembrance dhik'rī and you used (to) wakuntum at them min'hum laugh taḍḥakūna
But you took them in mockery to the point that they made you forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them.
إِنِّى Indeed, I innī have rewarded them jazaytuhumu this Day l-yawma because bimā they were patient ṣabarū indeed, they annahum [they] humu (are) the successful ones l-fāizūna
Indeed, I have rewarded them this Day for their patient endurance - that they are the attainers [of success]."
قَـٰلَ He will say qāla How long kam did you remain labith'tum in fī the earth l-arḍi (in) number ʿadada (of) years sinīna
[Allāh] will say, "How long did you remain on earth in number of years?"
قَالُوا۟ They will say qālū We remained labith'nā a day yawman or aw a part baʿḍa (of) a day yawmin but ask fasali those who keep count l-ʿādīna
They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate."
قَـٰلَ He will say qāla Not in you stayed labith'tum but illā a little qalīlan if law only you annakum [you] kuntum knew taʿlamūna
He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known.
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ Then did you think afaḥasib'tum that annamā We created you khalaqnākum uselessly ʿabathan and that you wa-annakum to Us ilaynā not lā will be returned tur'jaʿūna
Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?"
فَتَعَـٰلَى So exalted is fataʿālā Allah l-lahu the King l-maliku the Truth l-ḥaqu (There is) no lā god ilāha except illā Him huwa (the) Lord rabbu (of) the Throne l-ʿarshi Honorable l-karīmi
So exalted is Allāh, the Sovereign,1 the Truth;2 there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne.
وَمَن And whoever waman invokes yadʿu with maʿa Allah l-lahi god ilāhan other ākhara no lā proof bur'hāna for him lahu in it bihi Then only fa-innamā his account ḥisābuhu (is) with ʿinda his Lord rabbihi Indeed, [he] innahu not lā will succeed yuf'liḥu the disbelievers l-kāfirūna
And whoever invokes besides Allāh another deity for which he has no proof - then his account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will not succeed.
وَقُل And say waqul My Lord rabbi Forgive igh'fir and have mercy wa-ir'ḥam and You wa-anta (are the) Best khayru (of) those who show mercy l-rāḥimīna
And, [O Muḥammad], say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful."