وَلَوْ And if walaw you (could) see tarā when idhi the criminals l-muj'rimūna (will) hang nākisū their heads ruūsihim before ʿinda their Lord rabbihim Our Lord rabbanā we have seen abṣarnā and we have heard wasamiʿ'nā so return us fa-ir'jiʿ'nā we will do naʿmal righteous (deeds) ṣāliḥan Indeed, we innā (are now) certain mūqinūna
If you could but see when the criminals are hanging their heads before their Lord, [saying], "Our Lord, we have seen and heard, so return us [to the world]; we will work righteousness. Indeed, we are [now] certain."
وَلَوْ And if walaw We (had) willed shi'nā surely We (would) have given laātaynā every kulla soul nafsin its guidance hudāhā but walākin (is) true ḥaqqa the Word l-qawlu from Me minnī that I will surely fill la-amla-anna Hell jahannama with mina the jinn l-jinati and the men wal-nāsi together ajmaʿīna
And if We had willed, We could have given every soul its guidance, but the word1 from Me will come into effect [that] "I will surely fill Hell with jinn and people all together.
فَذُوقُوا۟ So taste fadhūqū because bimā you forgot nasītum (the) meeting liqāa (of) this Day of yours yawmikum (of) this Day of yours hādhā Indeed, We innā have forgotten you nasīnākum And taste wadhūqū (the) punishment ʿadhāba (of) eternity l-khul'di for what bimā you used (to) kuntum do taʿmalūna
So taste [punishment] because you forgot the meeting of this, your Day; indeed, We have [accordingly] forgotten you. And taste the punishment of eternity for what you used to do."
إِنَّمَا Only innamā believe yu'minu in Our Verses biāyātinā those who alladhīna when idhā they are reminded dhukkirū of them bihā fall down kharrū prostrating sujjadan and glorify wasabbaḥū (the) praises biḥamdi (of) their Lord rabbihim and they wahum are not arrogant lā are not arrogant yastakbirūna
Only those believe in Our verses who, when they are reminded by them, fall down in prostration and exalt [Allāh] with praise of their Lord, and they are not arrogant.
تَتَجَافَىٰ Forsake tatajāfā their sides junūbuhum from ʿani (their) beds l-maḍājiʿi they call yadʿūna their Lord rabbahum (in) fear khawfan and hope waṭamaʿan and out of what wamimmā We have provided them razaqnāhum they spend yunfiqūna
Their sides part [i.e., they arise] from [their] beds; they supplicate their Lord in fear and aspiration, and from what We have provided them, they spend.1
فَلَا And not falā knows taʿlamu a soul nafsun what mā is hidden ukh'fiya for them lahum of min (the) comfort qurrati (for) the eyes aʿyunin (as) a reward jazāan for what bimā they used (to) kānū do yaʿmalūna
And no soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort for eyes [i.e., satisfaction] as reward for what they used to do.
أَفَمَن Then is one who afaman is kāna a believer mu'minan like (him) who kaman is kāna defiantly disobedient fāsiqan Not lā they are equal yastawūna
Then is one who was a believer like one who was defiantly disobedient? They are not equal.
أَمَّا As for ammā those who alladhīna believe āmanū and do waʿamilū righteous deeds l-ṣāliḥāti then for them falahum (are) Gardens jannātu (of) Refuge l-mawā (as) hospitality nuzulan for what bimā they used (to) kānū do yaʿmalūna
As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, for them will be the Gardens of Refuge as accommodation for what they used to do.
وَأَمَّا But as for wa-ammā those who alladhīna are defiantly disobedient fasaqū then their refuge famawāhumu (is) the Fire l-nāru Every time kullamā they wish arādū to an come out yakhrujū from it min'hā they (will) be returned uʿīdū in it fīhā and it (will) be said waqīla to them lahum Taste dhūqū (the) punishment ʿadhāba (of) the Fire l-nāri which alladhī you used (to) kuntum [in it] bihi deny tukadhibūna
But as for those who defiantly disobeyed, their refuge is the Fire. Every time they wish to emerge from it, they will be returned to it while it is said to them, "Taste the punishment of the Fire which you used to deny."