هُوَ He huwa (is) the One Who alladhī made you jaʿalakum successors khalāifa in fī the earth l-arḍi And whoever faman disbelieves kafara then upon him faʿalayhi (is) his disbelief kuf'ruhu And not walā increase yazīdu the disbelievers l-kāfirīna their disbelief kuf'ruhum near ʿinda their Lord rabbihim except illā (in) hatred maqtan and not walā increase yazīdu the disbelievers l-kāfirīna their disbelief kuf'ruhum except illā (in) loss khasāran
It is He who has made you successors upon the earth. And whoever disbelieves - upon him will be [the consequence of] his disbelief. And the disbelief of the disbelievers does not increase them in the sight of their Lord except in hatred; and the disbelief of the disbelievers does not increase them except in loss.
قُلْ Say qul Have you seen ara-aytum your partners shurakāakumu those whom alladhīna you call tadʿūna besides min besides dūni Allah l-lahi Show Me arūnī what mādhā they have created khalaqū from mina the earth l-arḍi or am for them lahum (is) a share shir'kun in fī the heavens l-samāwāti Or am have We given them ātaynāhum a Book kitāban so they fahum (are) on ʿalā a clear proof bayyinatin therefrom min'hu Nay bal not in promise yaʿidu the wrongdoers l-ẓālimūna some of them baʿḍuhum (to) others baʿḍan except illā delusion ghurūran
Say, "Have you considered1 your 'partners' whom you invoke besides Allāh? Show me what they have created from the earth, or have they partnership [with Him] in the heavens? Or have We given them a book so they are [standing] on evidence therefrom? [No], rather, the wrongdoers do not promise each other except delusion."2
۞ إِنَّ Indeed inna Allah l-laha upholds yum'siku the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍa lest an they cease tazūlā And if wala-in they should cease zālatā not in can uphold them amsakahumā any min one aḥadin after Him min after Him baʿdihi Indeed, He innahu is kāna Most Forbearing ḥalīman Oft-Forgiving ghafūran
Indeed, Allāh holds the heavens and the earth, lest they cease. And if they should cease, no one could hold them [in place] after Him. Indeed, He is Forbearing1 and Forgiving.
وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ And they swore wa-aqsamū by Allah bil-lahi (the) strongest jahda (of) their oaths aymānihim that if la-in came to them jāahum a warner nadhīrun surely, they would be layakūnunna more guided ahdā than min any iḥ'dā (of) the nations l-umami But when falammā came to them jāahum a warner nadhīrun not mā it increased them zādahum but illā (in) aversion nufūran
And they swore by Allāh their strongest oaths that if a warner came to them, they would be more guided than [any] one of the [previous] nations. But when a warner came to them, it did not increase them except in aversion
ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭا (Due to) arrogance is'tik'bāran in fī the land l-arḍi and plotting wamakra (of) the evil l-sayi-i but not walā encompasses yaḥīqu the plot l-makru (of) the evil l-sayi-u except illā its own people bi-ahlihi Then do fahal they wait yanẓurūna except illā (the) way sunnata (of) the former (people) l-awalīna But never falan you will find tajida in (the) way lisunnati (of) Allah l-lahi any change tabdīlan and never walan you will find tajida in (the) way lisunnati (of) Allah l-lahi any alteration taḥwīlan
[Due to] arrogance in the land and plotting of evil; but the evil plot does not encompass except its own people. Then do they await except the way [i.e., fate] of the former peoples? But you will never find in the way [i.e., established method] of Allāh any change, and you will never find in the way of Allāh1 any alteration.2
أَوَلَمْ Have they not awalam traveled yasīrū in fī the land l-arḍi and seen fayanẓurū how kayfa was kāna (the) end ʿāqibatu (of) those who alladhīna (were) before them min (were) before them qablihim And they were wakānū stronger ashadda than them min'hum (in) power quwwatan But not wamā is kāna Allah l-lahu that can escape (from) Him liyuʿ'jizahu any min thing shayin in fī the heavens l-samāwāti and not walā in fī the earth l-arḍi Indeed, He innahu is kāna All-Knower ʿalīman All-Powerful qadīran
Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those before them? And they were greater than them in power. But Allāh is not to be caused failure [i.e., prevented] by anything in the heavens or on the earth. Indeed, He is ever Knowing and Competent.