وَٱسْتَغْفِرِ And seek forgiveness wa-is'taghfiri (of) Allah l-laha Indeed inna Allah l-laha is kāna Oft-Forgiving ghafūran Most Merciful raḥīman
And seek forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
وَلَا And (do) not walā argue tujādil for ʿani those who alladhīna deceive yakhtānūna themselves anfusahum Indeed inna Allah l-laha (does) not lā love yuḥibbu (the one) who man is kāna treacherous khawwānan (and) sinful athīman
And do not argue on behalf of those who deceive themselves. Indeed, Allāh loves not one who is a habitually sinful deceiver.
يَسْتَخْفُونَ They seek to hide yastakhfūna from mina the people l-nāsi but not walā (can) they hide yastakhfūna from mina Allah l-lahi and He wahuwa (is) with them maʿahum when idh they plot by night yubayyitūna what mā not lā (does) he approve yarḍā of mina the word l-qawli And is wakāna Allah l-lahu of what bimā they do yaʿmalūna All-Encompassing muḥīṭan
They conceal [their evil intentions and deeds] from the people, but they cannot conceal [them] from Allāh, and He is with them [in His knowledge] when they spend the night in such as He does not accept of speech. And ever is Allāh, of what they do, encompassing.
هَـٰٓأَنتُمْ Here you are hāantum those who hāulāi [you] argue jādaltum for them ʿanhum in fī the life l-ḥayati (of) the world l-dun'yā but who faman will argue yujādilu (with) Allah l-laha for them ʿanhum (on the) Day yawma (of) [the] Resurrection l-qiyāmati or am who man will be yakūnu [over them] ʿalayhim (their) defender wakīlan
Here you are - those who argue on their behalf in [this] worldly life - but who will argue with Allāh for them on the Day of Resurrection, or who will [then] be their representative?
وَمَن And whoever waman does yaʿmal evil sūan or aw wrongs yaẓlim his soul nafsahu then thumma seeks forgiveness yastaghfiri (of) Allah l-laha he will find yajidi Allah l-laha Oft-Forgiving ghafūran Most Merciful raḥīman
And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness of Allāh will find Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.
وَمَن And whoever waman earns yaksib sin ith'man then only fa-innamā he earns it yaksibuhu against ʿalā his soul nafsihi And is wakāna Allah l-lahu All-Knowing ʿalīman All-Wise ḥakīman
And whoever earns [i.e., commits] a sin only earns it against himself. And Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.
وَمَن And whoever waman earns yaksib a fault khaṭīatan or aw a sin ith'man then thumma throws yarmi it bihi (on) an innocent barīan then surely faqadi he (has) burdened (himself) iḥ'tamala (with) a slander buh'tānan and a sin wa-ith'man manifest mubīnan
But whoever earns an offense or a sin and then blames it on an innocent [person] has taken upon himself a slander and manifest sin.
وَلَوْلَا And if not walawlā (for the) Grace faḍlu (of) Allah l-lahi upon you ʿalayka and His Mercy waraḥmatuhu surely (had) resolved lahammat a group ṭāifatun of them min'hum to an mislead you yuḍillūka But not wamā they mislead yuḍillūna except illā themselves anfusahum and not wamā they will harm you yaḍurrūnaka in min anything shayin And has sent down wa-anzala Allah l-lahu to you ʿalayka the Book l-kitāba and [the] Wisdom wal-ḥik'mata and taught you waʿallamaka what mā not lam you did takun know taʿlamu And is wakāna (the) Grace faḍlu (of) Allah l-lahi upon you ʿalayka great ʿaẓīman
And if it was not for the favor of Allāh upon you, [O Muḥammad], and His mercy, a group of them would have determined to mislead you. But they do not mislead except themselves, and they will not harm you at all. And Allāh has revealed to you the Book and wisdom and has taught you that which you did not know. And ever has the favor of Allāh upon you been great.