وَعْدَ (It is the) Promise waʿda (of) Allah l-lahi (Does) not lā fail yukh'lifu Allah l-lahu (in) His promise waʿdahu but walākinna most (of) akthara [the] people l-nāsi (do) not lā know yaʿlamūna
[It is] the promise of Allāh. Allāh does not fail in His promise, but most of the people do not know.
يَعْلَمُونَ They know yaʿlamūna (the) apparent ẓāhiran of mina the life l-ḥayati (of) the world l-dun'yā but they wahum about ʿani the Hereafter l-ākhirati [they] hum (are) heedless ghāfilūna
They know what is apparent of the worldly life, but they, of the Hereafter, are unaware.
أَوَلَمْ Do not awalam they ponder yatafakkarū within fī themselves anfusihim Not mā Allah (has) created khalaqa Allah (has) created l-lahu the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍa and what wamā (is) between them baynahumā except illā in truth bil-ḥaqi and (for) a term wa-ajalin appointed musamman And indeed wa-inna many kathīran of mina the people l-nāsi in (the) meeting biliqāi (with) their Lord rabbihim surely (are) disbelievers lakāfirūna
Do they not contemplate within themselves?1 Allāh has not created the heavens and the earth and what is between them except in truth and for a specified term. And indeed, many of the people, in the meeting with their Lord, are disbelievers.
أَوَلَمْ Have not awalam they traveled yasīrū in fī the earth l-arḍi and observed fayanẓurū how kayfa was kāna (the) end ʿāqibatu (of) those alladhīna before them min before them qablihim They were kānū mightier ashadda than them min'hum (in) strength quwwatan and they dug wa-athārū the earth l-arḍa and built (on) it waʿamarūhā more akthara than what mimmā they have built (on) it ʿamarūhā And came (to) them wajāathum their Messengers rusuluhum with clear proofs bil-bayināti So not famā was kāna Allah l-lahu to wrong them liyaẓlimahum but walākin they were kānū themselves anfusahum (doing) wrong yaẓlimūna
Have they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? They were greater than them in power, and they plowed [or excavated] the earth and built it up more than they [i.e., the Makkans] have built it up, and their messengers came to them with clear evidences. And Allāh would not ever have wronged them, but they were wronging themselves.
ثُمَّ Then thumma was kāna (the) end ʿāqibata (of) those who alladhīna did evil asāū the evil l-sūā because an they denied kadhabū (the) Signs biāyāti (of) Allah l-lahi and were wakānū of them bihā making mockery yastahziūna
Then the end of those who did evil was the worst [consequence] because they denied the signs of Allāh and used to ridicule them.
ٱللَّهُ Allah al-lahu originates yabda-u the creation l-khalqa then thumma He repeats it yuʿīduhu then thumma to Him ilayhi you will be returned tur'jaʿūna
Allāh begins creation; then He will repeat it; then to Him you will be returned.
وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day wayawma will (be) established taqūmu the Hour l-sāʿatu will (be in) despair yub'lisu the criminals l-muj'rimūna
And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will be in despair.
وَلَمْ And not walam will be yakun for them lahum among min theirs partners shurakāihim any intercessors shufaʿāu and they will be wakānū in their partners bishurakāihim disbelievers kāfirīna
And there will not be for them among their [alleged] partners any intercessors, and they will [then] be disbelievers in their partners.
وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day wayawma will (be) established taqūmu the Hour l-sāʿatu that Day yawma-idhin they will become separated yatafarraqūna
And the Day the Hour appears - that Day they will become separated.
فَأَمَّا Then as for fa-ammā those who alladhīna believed āmanū and did waʿamilū righteous deeds l-ṣāliḥāti so they fahum in fī a Garden rawḍatin will be delighted yuḥ'barūna
And as for those who had believed and done righteous deeds, they will be in a garden [of Paradise], delighted.