۞ قَالَ He said qāla Then what famā (is) your mission khaṭbukum O messengers ayyuhā O messengers l-mur'salūna
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
قَالُوٓا۟ They said qālū Indeed, we innā [we] have been sent ur'sil'nā to ilā a people qawmin criminal muj'rimīna
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals1
لِنُرْسِلَ That we may send down linur'sila upon them ʿalayhim stones ḥijāratan of min clay ṭīnin
To send down upon them stones of clay,
مُّسَوَّمَةً Marked musawwamatan by your Lord ʿinda by your Lord rabbika for the transgressors lil'mus'rifīna
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
فَأَخْرَجْنَا Then We brought out fa-akhrajnā (those) who man were kāna therein fīhā of mina the believers l-mu'minīna
So We brought out whoever was in them [i.e., the cities] of the believers.
فَمَا But not famā We found wajadnā therein fīhā other than ghayra a house baytin of mina the Muslims l-mus'limīna
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.1
وَتَرَكْنَا And We left wataraknā therein fīhā a Sign āyatan for those who lilladhīna fear yakhāfūna the punishment l-ʿadhāba the painful l-alīma
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
وَفِى And in wafī Musa mūsā when idh We sent him arsalnāhu to ilā Firaun fir'ʿawna with an authority bisul'ṭānin clear mubīnin
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.1
فَتَوَلَّىٰ But he turned away fatawallā with his supporters biruk'nihi and said waqāla A magician sāḥirun or aw a madman majnūnun
But he turned away with his supporters and said, "A magician or a madman."
فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ So We took him fa-akhadhnāhu and his hosts wajunūdahu and threw them fanabadhnāhum into fī the sea l-yami while he wahuwa (was) blameworthy mulīmun
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
وَفِى And in wafī Aad ʿādin when idh We sent arsalnā against them ʿalayhimu the wind l-rīḥa the barren l-ʿaqīma
And in ʿAad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.1
مَا Not mā it left tadharu any min thing shayin it came atat upon it ʿalayhi but illā it made it jaʿalathu like disintegrated ruins kal-ramīmi
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
وَفِى And in wafī Thamud thamūda when idh was said qīla to them lahum Enjoy (yourselves) tamattaʿū for ḥattā a time ḥīnin
And in Thamūd, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
فَعَتَوْا۟ But they rebelled faʿataw against ʿan (the) Command amri (of) their Lord rabbihim so seized them fa-akhadhathumu the thunderbolt l-ṣāʿiqatu while they wahum were looking yanẓurūna
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
فَمَا Then not famā they were able to is'taṭāʿū [of] min stand qiyāmin and not wamā they could kānū help themselves muntaṣirīna
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
وَقَوْمَ And (the) people waqawma (of) Nuh nūḥin before min before qablu indeed, they innahum were kānū a people qawman defiantly disobedient fāsiqīna
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ And the heaven wal-samāa We constructed it banaynāhā with strength bi-aydin and indeed, We wa-innā (are) surely (its) Expanders lamūsiʿūna
And the heaven We constructed with strength,1 and indeed, We are [its] expander.
وَٱلْأَرْضَ And the earth wal-arḍa We have spread it farashnāhā how excellent faniʿ'ma (are) the Spreaders l-māhidūna
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
وَمِن And of wamin every kulli thing shayin We have created khalaqnā pairs zawjayni so that you may laʿallakum remember tadhakkarūna
And of all things We created two mates [i.e., counterparts]; perhaps you will remember.
فَفِرُّوٓا۟ So flee fafirrū to ilā Allah l-lahi indeed, I am innī to you lakum from Him min'hu a warner nadhīrun clear mubīnun
So flee to Allāh.1 Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
وَلَا And (do) not walā make tajʿalū with maʿa Allah l-lahi god ilāhan another ākhara Indeed, I am innī to you lakum from Him min'hu a warner nadhīrun clear mubīnun
And do not make [as equal] with Allāh another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.