وَكَمْ
And how many
قَصَمْنَا
We (have) shattered
مِن
of
قَرْيَةٍ
a town
كَانَتْ
(that) was
ظَالِمَةً
unjust,
وَأَنشَأْنَا
and We produced
بَعْدَهَا
after them
قَوْمًا
another people. *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
ءَاخَرِينَ another people. *[meaning includes next or prev. word] فَلَمَّآ Then when أَحَسُّوا۟ they perceived بَأْسَنَآ Our torment, إِذَا behold, هُم they مِّنْهَا from it يَرْكُضُونَ were fleeing.
لَا Flee not, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] تَرْكُضُوا۟ Flee not, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] وَٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ but return إِلَىٰ to مَآ what أُتْرِفْتُمْ you were given luxury فِيهِ in it وَمَسَٰكِنِكُمْ and to your homes, لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may
تُسْـَٔلُونَ be questioned. قَالُوا۟ They said, يَٰوَيْلَنَآ "O woe to us! إِنَّا Indeed, [we] كُنَّا we were ظَٰلِمِينَ wrongdoers." فَمَا Then not زَالَت ceased تِّلْكَ [this]
دَعْوَىٰهُمْ their cry حَتَّىٰ until جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ We made them حَصِيدًا reaped خَٰمِدِينَ extinct. وَمَا And not خَلَقْنَا We created
ٱلسَّمَآءَ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth وَمَا and what بَيْنَهُمَا (is) between them لَٰعِبِينَ (for) playing. لَوْ If أَرَدْنَآ We intended أَن that نَّتَّخِذَ We take
لَهْوًا a pastime, لَّٱتَّخَذْنَٰهُ surely We (could have) taken it مِن from لَّدُنَّآ Us, إِن if كُنَّا We were فَٰعِلِينَ doers. بَلْ Nay, نَقْذِفُ We hurl بِٱلْحَقِّ the truth
عَلَى against ٱلْبَٰطِلِ [the] falsehood, فَيَدْمَغُهُۥ and it breaks its head, فَإِذَا behold, هُوَ it (is) زَاهِقٌ vanishing. وَلَكُمُ And for you ٱلْوَيْلُ (is) destruction مِمَّا for what تَصِفُونَ you ascribe.
وَلَهُۥ And to Him (belongs) مَن whoever فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth. وَمَنْ And (those) who عِندَهُۥ (are) near Him لَا not يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ they are arrogant
عَنْ to عِبَادَتِهِۦ worship Him وَلَا and not يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ they tire. يُسَبِّحُونَ They glorify (Him) ٱلَّيْلَ [the] night وَٱلنَّهَارَ and [the] day,
لَا not يَفْتُرُونَ they slacken. أَمِ Or ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ (have) they taken ءَالِهَةً gods مِّنَ from ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth, هُمْ they يُنشِرُونَ raise (the dead)?
لَوْ If كَانَ (there) were فِيهِمَآ in both of them ءَالِهَةٌ gods إِلَّا besides ٱللَّهُ Allah, لَفَسَدَتَا surely they (would) have been ruined. فَسُبْحَٰنَ So glorified ٱللَّهِ (is) Allah, رَبِّ Lord ٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the Throne
عَمَّا (above) what يَصِفُونَ they attribute. لَا Not يُسْـَٔلُ He (can) be questioned عَمَّا about what يَفْعَلُ He does, وَهُمْ but they يُسْـَٔلُونَ will be questioned. أَمِ Or ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ (have) they taken
مِن besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ءَالِهَةً gods? قُلْ Say, هَاتُوا۟ "Bring بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ your proof. هَٰذَا This ذِكْرُ (is) a Reminder مَن (for those) who مَّعِىَ (are) with me, وَذِكْرُ and a Reminder
مَن (for those) who قَبْلِى (were) before me." بَلْ But أَكْثَرُهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ٱلْحَقَّ the truth فَهُم so they مُّعْرِضُونَ (are) averse.
ءَاخَرِينَ another people. *[meaning includes next or prev. word] فَلَمَّآ Then when أَحَسُّوا۟ they perceived بَأْسَنَآ Our torment, إِذَا behold, هُم they مِّنْهَا from it يَرْكُضُونَ were fleeing.
لَا Flee not, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] تَرْكُضُوا۟ Flee not, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] وَٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ but return إِلَىٰ to مَآ what أُتْرِفْتُمْ you were given luxury فِيهِ in it وَمَسَٰكِنِكُمْ and to your homes, لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may
تُسْـَٔلُونَ be questioned. قَالُوا۟ They said, يَٰوَيْلَنَآ "O woe to us! إِنَّا Indeed, [we] كُنَّا we were ظَٰلِمِينَ wrongdoers." فَمَا Then not زَالَت ceased تِّلْكَ [this]
دَعْوَىٰهُمْ their cry حَتَّىٰ until جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ We made them حَصِيدًا reaped خَٰمِدِينَ extinct. وَمَا And not خَلَقْنَا We created
ٱلسَّمَآءَ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth وَمَا and what بَيْنَهُمَا (is) between them لَٰعِبِينَ (for) playing. لَوْ If أَرَدْنَآ We intended أَن that نَّتَّخِذَ We take
لَهْوًا a pastime, لَّٱتَّخَذْنَٰهُ surely We (could have) taken it مِن from لَّدُنَّآ Us, إِن if كُنَّا We were فَٰعِلِينَ doers. بَلْ Nay, نَقْذِفُ We hurl بِٱلْحَقِّ the truth
عَلَى against ٱلْبَٰطِلِ [the] falsehood, فَيَدْمَغُهُۥ and it breaks its head, فَإِذَا behold, هُوَ it (is) زَاهِقٌ vanishing. وَلَكُمُ And for you ٱلْوَيْلُ (is) destruction مِمَّا for what تَصِفُونَ you ascribe.
وَلَهُۥ And to Him (belongs) مَن whoever فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth. وَمَنْ And (those) who عِندَهُۥ (are) near Him لَا not يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ they are arrogant
عَنْ to عِبَادَتِهِۦ worship Him وَلَا and not يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ they tire. يُسَبِّحُونَ They glorify (Him) ٱلَّيْلَ [the] night وَٱلنَّهَارَ and [the] day,
لَا not يَفْتُرُونَ they slacken. أَمِ Or ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ (have) they taken ءَالِهَةً gods مِّنَ from ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth, هُمْ they يُنشِرُونَ raise (the dead)?
لَوْ If كَانَ (there) were فِيهِمَآ in both of them ءَالِهَةٌ gods إِلَّا besides ٱللَّهُ Allah, لَفَسَدَتَا surely they (would) have been ruined. فَسُبْحَٰنَ So glorified ٱللَّهِ (is) Allah, رَبِّ Lord ٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the Throne
عَمَّا (above) what يَصِفُونَ they attribute. لَا Not يُسْـَٔلُ He (can) be questioned عَمَّا about what يَفْعَلُ He does, وَهُمْ but they يُسْـَٔلُونَ will be questioned. أَمِ Or ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ (have) they taken
مِن besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ءَالِهَةً gods? قُلْ Say, هَاتُوا۟ "Bring بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ your proof. هَٰذَا This ذِكْرُ (is) a Reminder مَن (for those) who مَّعِىَ (are) with me, وَذِكْرُ and a Reminder
مَن (for those) who قَبْلِى (were) before me." بَلْ But أَكْثَرُهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ٱلْحَقَّ the truth فَهُم so they مُّعْرِضُونَ (are) averse.