وَمَا And not wamā (is) this hādhihi life l-ḥayatu (of) the world l-dun'yā but illā amusement lahwun and play walaʿibun And indeed wa-inna the Home l-dāra (of) the Hereafter l-ākhirata surely, it lahiya (is) the life l-ḥayawānu if only law they kānū know yaʿlamūna
And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew.
فَإِذَا And when fa-idhā they embark rakibū [in] fī the ship l-ful'ki they call daʿawū Allah l-laha (being) sincere mukh'liṣīna to Him lahu (in) the religion l-dīna But when falammā He delivers them najjāhum to ilā the land l-bari behold idhā they hum associate partners (with Him) yush'rikūna
And when they board a ship, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion [i.e., faith and hope]. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him
لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ So that they may deny liyakfurū [in] what bimā We have given them ātaynāhum and they may enjoy (themselves) waliyatamattaʿū But soon fasawfa they will know yaʿlamūna
So that they will deny what We have granted them, and they will enjoy themselves. But they are going to know.1
أَوَلَمْ Do not awalam they see yaraw that We annā have made jaʿalnā a Sanctuary ḥaraman secure āminan while are being taken away wayutakhaṭṭafu the people l-nāsu around them min around them ḥawlihim Then do in (the) falsehood afabil-bāṭili they believe yu'minūna and in (the) Favor wabiniʿ'mati (of) Allah l-lahi they disbelieve yakfurūna
Have they not seen that We made [Makkah] a safe sanctuary, while people are being taken away1 all around them? Then in falsehood do they believe, and in the favor of Allāh they disbelieve?
وَمَنْ And who waman (is) more unjust aẓlamu than (he) who mimmani invents if'tarā against ʿalā Allah l-lahi a lie kadhiban or aw denies kadhaba the truth bil-ḥaqi when lammā it has come to him jāahu Is there not alaysa in fī Hell jahannama an abode mathwan for the disbelievers lil'kāfirīna
And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allāh or denies the truth when it has come to him? Is there not in Hell a [sufficient] residence for the disbelievers?
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who wa-alladhīna strive jāhadū for Us fīnā We will surely, guide them lanahdiyannahum (to) Our ways subulanā And indeed wa-inna Allah l-laha surely (is) with lamaʿa the good-doers l-muḥ'sinīna
And those who strive for Us - We will surely guide them to Our ways.1 And indeed, Allāh is with the doers of good.
Ar-Rūm
The Romans
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الروم
غُلِبَتِ Have been defeated ghulibati the Romans l-rūmu
The Byzantines have been defeated1
فِىٓ In fī (the) nearest adnā land l-arḍi But they wahum after min after baʿdi their defeat ghalabihim will overcome sayaghlibūna
In the nearest land.1 But they, after their defeat, will overcome
فِى Within fī a few biḍ'ʿi years sinīna For Allah lillahi (is) the command l-amru before min before qablu and after wamin and after baʿdu And that day wayawma-idhin will rejoice yafraḥu the believers l-mu'minūna
Within three to nine years. To Allāh belongs the command [i.e., decree] before and after. And that day the believers will rejoice
بِنَصْرِ With (the) help binaṣri (of) Allah l-lahi He helps yanṣuru whom man He wills yashāu And He wahuwa (is) the All-Mighty l-ʿazīzu the Most Merciful l-raḥīmu
In the victory of Allāh.1 He gives victory to whom He wills, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.