وَٱلَّذِى And the One Who wa-alladhī sends down nazzala from mina the sky l-samāi water māan in (due) measure biqadarin then We revive fa-ansharnā with it bihi a land baldatan dead maytan thus kadhālika you will be brought forth tukh'rajūna
And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -
وَٱلَّذِى And the One Who wa-alladhī created khalaqa the pairs l-azwāja all of them kullahā and made wajaʿala for you lakum [of] mina the ships l-ful'ki and the cattle wal-anʿāmi what mā you ride tarkabūna
And who created the species, all of them, and has made for you of ships and animals those which you mount
لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ That you may sit firmly litastawū on ʿalā their backs ẓuhūrihi then thumma remember tadhkurū (the) favor niʿ'mata (of) your Lord rabbikum when idhā you sit firmly is'tawaytum on them ʿalayhi and say wataqūlū Glory be (to) sub'ḥāna the One Who alladhī (has) subjected sakhara to us lanā this hādhā and not wamā we were kunnā of it lahu capable muq'rinīna
That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say, "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it.1
وَإِنَّآ And indeed, we wa-innā to ilā our Lord rabbinā will surely return lamunqalibūna
And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."
وَجَعَلُوا۟ But they attribute wajaʿalū to Him lahu from min His slaves ʿibādihi a portion juz'an Indeed inna man l-insāna surely (is) clearly ungrateful lakafūrun surely (is) clearly ungrateful mubīnun
But they have attributed to Him from His servants a portion.1 Indeed, man is clearly ungrateful.
أَمِ Or ami has He taken ittakhadha of what mimmā He has created yakhluqu daughters banātin and He has chosen (for) you wa-aṣfākum sons bil-banīna
Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā is given good news bushira (to) one of them aḥaduhum of what bimā he sets up ḍaraba for the Most Gracious lilrraḥmāni (as) a likeness mathalan becomes ẓalla his face wajhuhu dark mus'waddan and he wahuwa (is) filled with grief kaẓīmun
And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison [i.e., a daughter], his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
أَوَمَن Then (is one) who awaman is brought up yunasha-u in fī ornaments l-ḥil'yati and he wahuwa in fī the dispute l-khiṣāmi (is) not ghayru clear mubīnin
So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident1 [attributed to Allāh]?
وَجَعَلُوا۟ And they made wajaʿalū the Angels l-malāikata those who alladhīna themselves hum (are) slaves ʿibādu (of) the Most Gracious l-raḥmāni females ināthan Did they witness ashahidū their creation khalqahum Will be recorded satuk'tabu their testimony shahādatuhum and they will be questioned wayus'alūna
And they described the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.
وَقَالُوا۟ And they say waqālū If law had willed shāa the Most Gracious l-raḥmānu we would not have worshipped them mā we would not have worshipped them ʿabadnāhum Not mā they have lahum about that bidhālika any min knowledge ʿil'min Nothing in they (do) hum but illā lie yakhruṣūna
And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but misjudging.
أَمْ Or am have We given them ātaynāhum a book kitāban before it min before it qablihi so they fahum to it bihi (are) holding fast mus'tamsikūna
Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur’ān] to which they are adhering?
بَلْ Nay bal they say qālū Indeed, we innā [we] found wajadnā our forefathers ābāanā upon ʿalā a religion ummatin and indeed, we wa-innā on ʿalā their footsteps āthārihim (are) guided muh'tadūna
Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."