إِنَّ Indeed inna the criminals l-muj'rimīna (will be) in fī (the) punishment ʿadhābi (of) Hell jahannama abiding forever khālidūna
Indeed, the criminals will be in the punishment of Hell, abiding eternally.
لَا Not lā will it subside yufattaru for them ʿanhum and they wahum in it fīhi (will) despair mub'lisūna
It will not be allowed to subside for them, and they, therein, are in despair.
وَمَا And not wamā We wronged them ẓalamnāhum but walākin they were kānū themselves humu wrongdoers l-ẓālimīna
And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.
وَنَادَوْا۟ And they will call wanādaw O Malik yāmāliku Let put an end liyaqḍi to us ʿalaynā your Lord rabbuka He (will) say qāla Indeed, you innakum (will) remain mākithūna
And they will call, "O Mālik,1 let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain."
لَقَدْ Certainly laqad We have brought you ji'nākum the truth bil-ḥaqi but walākinna most of you aktharakum to the truth lil'ḥaqqi (are) averse kārihūna
We had certainly brought you the truth, but most of you, to the truth, were averse.
أَمْ Or am have they determined abramū an affair amran Then indeed, We fa-innā (are) determined mub'rimūna
Or have they devised [some] affair?1 But indeed, We are devising [a plan].
أَمْ Or am (do) they think yaḥsabūna that We annā (can) not lā hear nasmaʿu their secret(s) sirrahum and their private counsel(s) wanajwāhum Nay balā and Our Messengers warusulunā with them ladayhim are recording yaktubūna
Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers [i.e., angels] are with them recording.
قُلْ Say qul If in had kāna the Most Gracious lilrraḥmāni a son waladun Then, I fa-anā (would be the) first awwalu (of) the worshippers l-ʿābidīna
Say, [O Muḥammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers."1
سُبْحَـٰنَ Glory be sub'ḥāna (to the) Lord rabbi (of) the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi (the) Lord rabbi (of) the Throne l-ʿarshi above what ʿammā they ascribe yaṣifūna
Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
فَذَرْهُمْ So leave them fadharhum (to) converse vainly yakhūḍū and play wayalʿabū until ḥattā they meet yulāqū their Day yawmahumu which alladhī they are promised yūʿadūna
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised.
وَهُوَ And He wahuwa (is) the One Who alladhī (is) in fī the heaven l-samāi God ilāhun and in wafī the earth l-arḍi God ilāhun And He wahuwa (is) the All-Wise l-ḥakīmu the All-Knower l-ʿalīmu
And it is He [i.e., Allāh] who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity. And He is the Wise, the Knowing.
وَتَبَارَكَ And blessed (is) watabāraka the One Who alladhī to Whom lahu (belongs the) dominion mul'ku (of) the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi and whatever wamā (is) between both of them baynahumā and with Him waʿindahu (is the) knowledge ʿil'mu (of) the Hour l-sāʿati and to Him wa-ilayhi you will be returned tur'jaʿūna
And blessed is He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them and with whom is knowledge of the Hour and to whom you will be returned.
وَلَا And not walā have power yamliku those whom alladhīna they invoke yadʿūna besides Him min besides Him dūnihi (for) the intercession l-shafāʿata except illā who man testifies shahida to the truth bil-ḥaqi and they wahum know yaʿlamūna
And those they invoke1 besides Him do not possess [power of] intercession; but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.2
وَلَئِن And if wala-in you ask them sa-altahum who man created them khalaqahum they will certainly say layaqūlunna Allah l-lahu Then how fa-annā are they deluded yu'fakūna
And if you asked them1 who created them, they would surely say, "Allāh." So how are they deluded?
وَقِيلِهِۦ And his saying waqīlihi O my Lord yārabbi Indeed inna these hāulāi (are) a people qawmun (who do) not lā believe yu'minūna
And [Allāh acknowledges] his saying,1 "O my Lord, indeed these are a people who do not believe."
فَٱصْفَحْ So turn away fa-iṣ'faḥ from them ʿanhum and say waqul Peace salāmun But soon fasawfa they will know yaʿlamūna
So turn aside from them and say, "Peace."1 But they are going to know.