۞ وَقَالَ And said waqāla those who alladhīna (do) not lā expect yarjūna (the) meeting with Us liqāanā Why not lawlā are sent down unzila to us ʿalaynā the Angels l-malāikatu or aw we see narā our Lord rabbanā Indeed laqadi they have become arrogant is'takbarū within fī themselves anfusihim and (become) insolent waʿataw (with) insolence ʿutuwwan great kabīran
And those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Why were not angels sent down to us, or [why] do we [not] see our Lord?" They have certainly become arrogant within themselves1 and [become] insolent with great insolence.
يَوْمَ (The) Day yawma they see yarawna the Angels l-malāikata no lā glad tidings bush'rā (will be) that Day yawma-idhin for the criminals lil'muj'rimīna and they will say wayaqūlūna A partition ḥij'ran forbidden maḥjūran
The day they see the angels1 - no good tidings will there be that day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say, "Prevented and inaccessible."2
وَقَدِمْنَآ And We will proceed waqadim'nā to ilā whatever mā they did ʿamilū of min (the) deed(s) ʿamalin and We will make them fajaʿalnāhu (as) dust habāan dispersed manthūran
And We will approach [i.e., regard]1 what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.
أَصْحَـٰبُ (The) companions aṣḥābu (of) Paradise l-janati that Day yawma-idhin (will be in) a better khayrun abode mus'taqarran and a better wa-aḥsanu resting-place maqīlan
The companions of Paradise, that Day, are [in] a better settlement and better resting place.
وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day wayawma will split open tashaqqaqu the heavens l-samāu with the clouds bil-ghamāmi and (will be) sent down wanuzzila the Angels l-malāikatu descending tanzīlan
And [mention] the Day when the heaven will split open with [emerging] clouds,1 and the angels will be sent down in successive descent.
ٱلْمُلْكُ The Sovereignty al-mul'ku that Day yawma-idhin (will be) truly l-ḥaqu for the Most Gracious lilrraḥmāni And (it will) be wakāna a Day yawman for ʿalā the disbelievers l-kāfirīna difficult ʿasīran
True sovereignty, that Day, is for the Most Merciful. And it will be upon the disbelievers a difficult Day.
وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day wayawma will bite yaʿaḍḍu the wrongdoer l-ẓālimu [on] ʿalā his hands yadayhi he will say yaqūlu O I wish yālaytanī I had taken ittakhadhtu with maʿa the Messenger l-rasūli a way sabīlan
And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret] he will say, "Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way.1
يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰ O woe to me yāwaylatā I wish laytanī not lam I had taken attakhidh that one fulānan (as) a friend khalīlan
Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one1 as a friend.
لَّقَدْ Verily laqad he led me astray aḍallanī from ʿani the Reminder l-dhik'ri after baʿda [when] idh it (had) come to me jāanī And is wakāna the Shaitaan l-shayṭānu to the man lil'insāni a deserter khadhūlan
He led me away from the remembrance1 after it had come to me. And ever is Satan, to man, a deserter."2
وَقَالَ And said waqāla the Messenger l-rasūlu O my Lord yārabbi Indeed inna my people qawmī took ittakhadhū this hādhā the Quran l-qur'āna (as) a forsaken thing mahjūran
And the Messenger has said, "O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur’ān as [a thing] abandoned."1
وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus wakadhālika We have made jaʿalnā for every likulli Prophet nabiyyin an enemy ʿaduwwan among mina the criminals l-muj'rimīna But sufficient is wakafā your Lord birabbika (as) a Guide hādiyan and a Helper wanaṣīran
And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.
وَقَالَ And said waqāla those who alladhīna disbelieve kafarū Why not lawlā was revealed nuzzila to him ʿalayhi the Quran l-qur'ānu all at once jum'latan all at once wāḥidatan Thus kadhālika that We may strengthen linuthabbita thereby bihi your heart fuādaka and We have recited it warattalnāhu (with distinct) recitation tartīlan
And those who disbelieve say, "Why was the Qur’ān not revealed to him all at once?" Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby your heart. And We have spaced it distinctly.1