وَلَئِنْ But if wala-in We sent arsalnā a wind rīḥan and they see it fara-awhu turn yellow muṣ'farran certainly they continue laẓallū after it min after it baʿdihi (in) disbelief yakfurūna
But if We should send a [bad] wind and they saw [their crops] turned yellow, they would remain thereafter disbelievers.1
فَإِنَّكَ So indeed, you fa-innaka (can) not lā make the dead hear tus'miʿu make the dead hear l-mawtā and not walā make the deaf hear tus'miʿu make the deaf hear l-ṣuma the call l-duʿāa when idhā they turn wallaw retreating mud'birīna
So indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs, retreating.
وَمَآ And not wamā you anta can guide bihādi the blind l-ʿum'yi from ʿan their error ḍalālatihim Not in you can make hear tus'miʿu except illā (those) who man believe yu'minu in Our Verses biāyātinā so they fahum surrender mus'limūna
And you cannot guide the blind away from their error. You will only make hear those who believe in Our verses so they are Muslims [in submission to Allāh].
۞ ٱللَّهُ Allah al-lahu (is) the One Who alladhī created you khalaqakum from min weakness ḍaʿfin then thumma made jaʿala after min after baʿdi weakness ḍaʿfin strength quwwatan then thumma made jaʿala after min after baʿdi strength quwwatin weakness ḍaʿfan and gray hair washaybatan He creates yakhluqu what mā He wills yashāu and He wahuwa (is) the All-Knower l-ʿalīmu the All-Powerful l-qadīru
Allāh is the one who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength, then made after strength weakness and white hair. He creates what He wills, and He is the Knowing, the Competent.
وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day wayawma will (be) established taqūmu the Hour l-sāʿatu will swear yuq'simu the criminals l-muj'rimūna not mā they remained labithū but ghayra an hour sāʿatin Thus kadhālika they were kānū deluded yu'fakūna
And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will swear they had remained but an hour. Thus they were deluded.
وَقَالَ But will say waqāla those who alladhīna were given ūtū the knowledge l-ʿil'ma and the faith wal-īmāna Verily laqad you remained labith'tum by fī (the) Decree kitābi (of) Allah l-lahi until ilā (the) Day yawmi (of) Resurrection l-baʿthi And this fahādhā (is the) Day yawmu (of) the Resurrection l-baʿthi but you walākinnakum were kuntum not lā knowing taʿlamūna
But those who were given knowledge and faith will say, "You remained the extent of Allāh's decree until the Day of Resurrection, and this is the Day of Resurrection, but you did not used to know."1
فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ So that Day fayawma-idhin not lā will profit yanfaʿu those who alladhīna wronged ẓalamū their excuses maʿdhiratuhum and not walā they hum will be allowed to make amends yus'taʿtabūna
So that Day, their excuse will not benefit those who wronged, nor will they be asked to appease [Allāh].
وَلَقَدْ And verily walaqad We (have) set forth ḍarabnā for mankind lilnnāsi in fī this hādhā [the] Quran l-qur'āni of min every kulli example mathalin But if wala-in you bring them ji'tahum a sign biāyatin surely will say layaqūlanna those who alladhīna disbelieve kafarū Not in you antum (are) except illā falsifiers mub'ṭilūna
And We have certainly presented to the people in this Qur’ān from every [kind of] example. But, [O Muḥammad], if you should bring them a sign, the disbelievers will surely say, "You [believers] are but falsifiers."
كَذَٰلِكَ Thus kadhālika Allah seals yaṭbaʿu Allah seals l-lahu [on] ʿalā (the) hearts qulūbi (of) those who alladhīna (do) not lā know yaʿlamūna
Thus does Allāh seal the hearts of those who do not know.1
فَٱصْبِرْ So be patient fa-iṣ'bir Indeed inna (the) Promise waʿda (of) Allah l-lahi (is) true ḥaqqun And (let) not walā take you in light estimation yastakhiffannaka those who alladhīna (are) not lā certain in faith yūqinūna
So be patient. Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth. And let them not disquiet you who are not certain [in faith].