وَأَن And that wa-an (do) not lā exalt yourselves taʿlū against ʿalā Allah l-lahi Indeed, I innī [I] have come to you ātīkum with an authority bisul'ṭānin clear mubīnin
And [saying], "Be not haughty with Allāh. Indeed, I have come to you with clear evidence.
وَإِنِّى And indeed, I wa-innī [I] seek refuge ʿudh'tu with my Lord birabbī and your Lord warabbikum lest an you stone me tarjumūni
And indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.1
وَإِن And if wa-in not lam you believe tu'minū me lī then leave me alone fa-iʿ'tazilūni
But if you do not believe me, then leave me alone."
فَدَعَا So he called fadaʿā his Lord rabbahu That anna these hāulāi (are) a people qawmun criminals muj'rimūna
And [finally] he called to his Lord that these were a criminal people.
فَأَسْرِ Then "Set out fa-asri with My slaves biʿibādī (by) night laylan Indeed, you innakum (will be) followed muttabaʿūna
[Allāh said], "Then set out with My servants by night. Indeed, you are to be pursued.
وَٱتْرُكِ And leave wa-ut'ruki the sea l-baḥra at rest rahwan Indeed, they innahum (are) an army jundun (to be) drowned mugh'raqūna
And leave the sea in stillness.1 Indeed, they are an army to be drowned."
كَمْ How many kam (did) they leave tarakū of min gardens jannātin and springs waʿuyūnin
How much they left behind of gardens and springs
وَزُرُوعٍۢ And cornfields wazurūʿin and places wamaqāmin noble karīmin
And crops and noble sites
وَنَعْمَةٍۢ And pleasant things wanaʿmatin they used to kānū therein fīhā take delight fākihīna
And comfort wherein they were amused.
كَذَٰلِكَ ۖ Thus kadhālika And We made it (an) inherit(ance) wa-awrathnāhā (for) a people qawman another ākharīna
Thus. And We caused to inherit it another people.
فَمَا And not famā wept bakat for them ʿalayhimu the heaven l-samāu and the earth wal-arḍu and not wamā they were kānū given respite munẓarīna
And the heaven and earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We saved najjaynā (the) Children of Israel banī (the) Children of Israel is'rāīla from mina the punishment l-ʿadhābi the humiliating l-muhīni
And We certainly saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating torment -
مِن From min Firaun fir'ʿawna Indeed, he innahu was kāna arrogant ʿāliyan among mina the transgressors l-mus'rifīna
From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.
وَلَقَدِ And certainly walaqadi We chose them ikh'tarnāhum by ʿalā knowledge ʿil'min over ʿalā the worlds l-ʿālamīna
And We certainly chose them by knowledge over [all] the worlds.
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم And We gave them waātaynāhum of mina the Signs l-āyāti that mā in it fīhi (was) a trial balāon clear mubīnun
And We gave them of signs that in which there was a clear trial.
إِنَّ Indeed inna these hāulāi surely, they say layaqūlūna
Indeed, these [disbelievers] are saying,
إِنْ Not in it hiya (is) but illā our death mawtatunā the first l-ūlā and not wamā we naḥnu (will be) raised again bimunsharīna
"There is not but our first death, and we will not be resurrected.
فَأْتُوا۟ Then bring fatū our forefathers biābāinā if in you are kuntum truthful ṣādiqīna
Then bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."
أَهُمْ Are they ahum better khayrun or am (the) people qawmu (of) Tubba tubbaʿin and those wa-alladhīna before them min before them qablihim We destroyed them ahlaknāhum indeed, they innahum were kānū criminals muj'rimīna
Are they better or the people of Tubbaʿ1 and those before them? We destroyed them, [for] indeed, they were criminals.
وَمَا And not wamā We created khalaqnā the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍa and whatever wamā (is) between them baynahumā (in) play lāʿibīna
And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play.
مَا Not mā We created both of them khalaqnāhumā but illā in [the] truth bil-ḥaqi but walākinna most of them aktharahum (do) not lā know yaʿlamūna
We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know.