فَكَذَّبُوهُ But they denied him fakadhabūhu so indeed, they fa-innahum (will) surely be brought lamuḥ'ḍarūna
And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment],
إِلَّا Except illā (the) slaves ʿibāda (of) Allah l-lahi the chosen ones l-mukh'laṣīna
Except the chosen servants of Allāh.
وَتَرَكْنَا And We left wataraknā for him ʿalayhi among fī the later generations l-ākhirīna
And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:
سَلَـٰمٌ Peace be salāmun upon ʿalā Elijah il yāsīna
"Peace upon Elias."1
إِنَّا Indeed, We innā thus kadhālika reward najzī the good-doers l-muḥ'sinīna
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he (was) innahu of min Our slaves ʿibādinā believing l-mu'minīna
Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.
وَإِنَّ And indeed wa-inna Lut lūṭan (was) of lamina the Messengers l-mur'salīna
And indeed, Lot was among the messengers.
إِذْ When idh We saved him najjaynāhu and his family wa-ahlahu all ajmaʿīna
[So mention] when We saved him and his family, all,
إِلَّا Except illā an old woman ʿajūzan (was) among fī those who remained behind l-ghābirīna
Except an old woman [i.e., his wife] among those who remained [with the evildoers].
ثُمَّ Then thumma We destroyed dammarnā the others l-ākharīna
Then We destroyed the others.
وَإِنَّكُمْ And indeed, you wa-innakum surely pass latamurrūna by them ʿalayhim (in the) morning muṣ'biḥīna
And indeed, you pass by them in the morning
وَبِٱلَّيْلِ ۗ And at night wabi-al-layli Then will not afalā you use reason taʿqilūna
And at night. Then will you not use reason?
وَإِنَّ And indeed wa-inna Yunus yūnusa (was) surely of lamina the Messengers l-mur'salīna
And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers.
إِذْ When idh he ran away abaqa to ilā the ship l-ful'ki laden l-mashḥūni
[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship.
فَسَاهَمَ Then he drew lots fasāhama and was fakāna of mina the losers l-mud'ḥaḍīna
And he drew lots1 and was among the losers.
فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ Then swallowed him fal-taqamahu the fish l-ḥūtu while he wahuwa (was) blameworthy mulīmun
Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.1
فَلَوْلَآ And if not falawlā that he annahu was kāna of mina those who glorify l-musabiḥīna
And had he not been of those who exalt Allāh,
لَلَبِثَ Certainly, he (would have) remained lalabitha in fī its belly baṭnihi until ilā the Day yawmi they are resurrected yub'ʿathūna
He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected.1
۞ فَنَبَذْنَـٰهُ But We cast him fanabadhnāhu onto the open shore bil-ʿarāi while he wahuwa (was) ill saqīmun
But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill.
وَأَنۢبَتْنَا And We caused to grow wa-anbatnā over him ʿalayhi a plant shajaratan of min gourd yaqṭīnin
And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine.1
وَأَرْسَلْنَـٰهُ And We sent him wa-arsalnāhu to ilā a hundred mi-ati thousand alfin or aw more yazīdūna
And We sent him1 to [his people of] a hundred thousand or more.
فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ And they believed faāmanū so We gave them enjoyment famattaʿnāhum for ilā a while ḥīnin
And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time.
فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ Then ask them fa-is'taftihim Does your Lord alirabbika (have) daughters l-banātu while for them walahumu (are) sons l-banūna
So inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?1
أَمْ Or am did We create khalaqnā the Angels l-malāikata females ināthan while they wahum (were) witnesses shāhidūna
Or did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses?"
أَلَآ No doubt alā indeed, they innahum of min their falsehood if'kihim [they] say layaqūlūna
Unquestionably, it is out of their [invented] falsehood that they say,
وَلَدَ Allah has begotten walada Allah has begotten l-lahu and indeed, they wa-innahum surely (are) liars lakādhibūna
"Allāh has begotten," and indeed, they are liars.
أَصْطَفَى Has He chosen aṣṭafā [the] daughters l-banāti over ʿalā sons l-banīna
Has He chosen daughters over sons?