وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus wakadhālika not mā We sent arsalnā before you min before you qablika in fī a town qaryatin any min warner nadhīrin except illā said qāla (the) wealthy ones of it mut'rafūhā Indeed, we innā [we] found wajadnā our forefathers ābāanā on ʿalā a religion ummatin and indeed, we wa-innā [on] ʿalā their footsteps āthārihim (are) following muq'tadūna
And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."
۞ قَـٰلَ He said qāla Even if awalaw I brought you ji'tukum better guidance bi-ahdā than what mimmā you found wajadttum on it ʿalayhi your forefathers ābāakum They said qālū Indeed, we innā with what bimā you are sent ur'sil'tum with [it] bihi (are) disbelievers kāfirūna
[Each warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا So We took retribution fa-intaqamnā from them min'hum Then see fa-unẓur how kayfa was kāna (the) end ʿāqibatu (of) the deniers l-mukadhibīna
So We took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.
وَإِذْ And when wa-idh Ibrahim Said qāla Ibrahim Said ib'rāhīmu to his father li-abīhi and his people waqawmihi Indeed, I (am) innanī disassociated barāon from what mimmā you worship taʿbudūna
And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship
إِلَّا Except illā the One Who alladhī created me faṭaranī and indeed, He fa-innahu will guide me sayahdīni
Except for He who created me; and indeed, He will guide me."
وَجَعَلَهَا And he made it wajaʿalahā a word kalimatan lasting bāqiyatan among fī his descendents ʿaqibihi so that they may laʿallahum return yarjiʿūna
And he made it1 a word remaining among his descendants that they might return [to it].
بَلْ Nay bal I gave enjoyment mattaʿtu (to) these hāulāi and their forefathers waābāahum until ḥattā came to them jāahumu the truth l-ḥaqu and a Messenger warasūlun clear mubīnun
However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers1 until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger.2
وَلَمَّا And when walammā came to them jāahumu the truth l-ḥaqu they said qālū This hādhā (is) magic siḥ'run and indeed, we wa-innā of it bihi (are) disbelievers kāfirūna
But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are, concerning it, disbelievers."
وَقَالُوا۟ And they say waqālū Why not lawlā was sent down nuzzila this hādhā the Quran l-qur'ānu to ʿalā a man rajulin from mina the two towns l-qaryatayni great ʿaẓīmin
And they said, "Why was this Qur’ān not sent down upon a great man from [one of] the two cities?"1
أَهُمْ Do they ahum distribute yaqsimūna (the) Mercy raḥmata (of) your Lord rabbika We naḥnu [We] distribute qasamnā among them baynahum their livelihood maʿīshatahum in fī the life l-ḥayati (of) the world l-dun'yā and We raise warafaʿnā some of them baʿḍahum above fawqa others baʿḍin (in) degrees darajātin so that may take liyattakhidha some of them baʿḍuhum others baʿḍan (for) service sukh'riyyan But (the) Mercy waraḥmatu (of) your Lord rabbika (is) better khayrun than what mimmā they accumulate yajmaʿūna
Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.
وَلَوْلَآ And if not walawlā that an (would) become yakūna [the] mankind l-nāsu a community ummatan one wāḥidatan We (would have) made lajaʿalnā for (one) who liman disbelieves yakfuru in the Most Gracious bil-raḥmāni for their houses libuyūtihim roofs suqufan of min silver fiḍḍatin and stairways wamaʿārija upon which ʿalayhā they mount yaẓharūna
And if it were not that the people would become one community [of disbelievers],1 We would have made for those who disbelieve in the Most Merciful - for their houses - ceilings and stairways of silver upon which to mount.