لَقَدْ Certainly laqad We sent arsalnā Our Messengers rusulanā with clear proofs bil-bayināti and We sent down wa-anzalnā with them maʿahumu the Scripture l-kitāba and the Balance wal-mīzāna that may establish liyaqūma the people l-nāsu justice bil-qis'ṭi And We sent down wa-anzalnā [the] iron l-ḥadīda wherein fīhi (is) power basun mighty shadīdun and benefits wamanāfiʿu for the people lilnnāsi and so that Allah may make evident waliyaʿlama and so that Allah may make evident l-lahu (he) who man helps Him yanṣuruhu and His Messengers warusulahu unseen bil-ghaybi Indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) All-Strong qawiyyun All-Mighty ʿazīzun
We have already sent Our messengers with clear evidences and sent down with them the Scripture and the balance that the people may maintain [their affairs] in justice. And We sent down iron, wherein is great military might and benefits for the people, and so that Allāh may make evident those who support Him and His messengers unseen. Indeed, Allāh is Powerful and Exalted in Might.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We sent arsalnā Nuh nūḥan and Ibrahim wa-ib'rāhīma and We placed wajaʿalnā in fī their offspring dhurriyyatihimā Prophethood l-nubuwata and the Scripture wal-kitāba and among them famin'hum (is) a guided one muh'tadin but most wakathīrun of them min'hum (are) defiantly disobediently fāsiqūna
And We have already sent Noah and Abraham and placed in their descendants prophethood and scripture; and among them is he who is guided, but many of them are defiantly disobedient.
ثُمَّ Then thumma We sent qaffaynā on ʿalā their footsteps āthārihim Our Messengers birusulinā and We followed waqaffaynā with Isa biʿīsā son ib'ni (of) Maryam maryama and We gave him waātaynāhu the Injeel l-injīla And We placed wajaʿalnā in fī (the) hearts qulūbi (of) those who alladhīna followed him ittabaʿūhu compassion rafatan and mercy waraḥmatan But monasticism warahbāniyyatan they innovated ib'tadaʿūhā not mā We prescribed it katabnāhā for them ʿalayhim only illā seeking ib'tighāa (the) pleasure riḍ'wāni (of) Allah l-lahi but not famā they observed it raʿawhā (with) right ḥaqqa observance riʿāyatihā So We gave faātaynā those who alladhīna believed āmanū among them min'hum their reward ajrahum but most wakathīrun of them min'hum (are) defiantly disobediently fāsiqūna
Then We sent following their footsteps [i.e., traditions] Our messengers and followed [them] with Jesus, the son of Mary, and gave him the Gospel. And We placed in the hearts of those who followed him compassion and mercy and monasticism, which they innovated; We did not prescribe it for them except [that they did so] seeking the approval of Allāh. But they did not observe it with due observance. So We gave the ones who believed among them their reward, but many of them are defiantly disobedient.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you who believe yāayyuhā O you who believe alladhīna O you who believe āmanū Fear ittaqū Allah l-laha and believe waāminū in His Messenger birasūlihi He will give you yu'tikum double portion kif'layni of min His Mercy raḥmatihi and He will make wayajʿal for you lakum a light nūran you will walk tamshūna with it bihi and He will forgive wayaghfir you lakum And Allah wal-lahu (is) Oft-Forgiving ghafūrun Most Merciful raḥīmun
O you who have believed, fear Allāh and believe in His Messenger; He will [then] give you a double portion of His mercy and make for you a light by which you will walk and forgive you; and Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
لِّئَلَّا So that li-allā may know yaʿlama (the) People ahlu (of) the Book l-kitābi that not allā they have power yaqdirūna over ʿalā anything shayin from min (the) Bounty faḍli (of) Allah l-lahi and that wa-anna the Bounty l-faḍla (is) in Allah's Hand biyadi (is) in Allah's Hand l-lahi He gives it yu'tīhi whom man He wills yashāu And Allah wal-lahu (is) the Possessor of Bounty dhū (is) the Possessor of Bounty l-faḍli the Great l-ʿaẓīmi
[This is] so that the People of the Scripture may know that they are not able [to obtain] anything from the bounty of Allāh1 and that [all] bounty is in the hand2 of Allāh; He gives it to whom He wills. And Allāh is the possessor of great bounty.