وَٱضْرِبْ
And set forth
لَهُم
to them
مَّثَلًا
an example
أَصْحَٰبَ
(of the) companions
ٱلْقَرْيَةِ
(of) the city,
إِذْ
when
جَآءَهَا
came to it
ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
the Messengers,
إِذْ When أَرْسَلْنَآ We sent إِلَيْهِمُ to them ٱثْنَيْنِ two (Messengers) فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا but they denied both of them, فَعَزَّزْنَا so We strengthened them بِثَالِثٍ with a third, فَقَالُوٓا۟ and they said,
إِنَّآ "Indeed, We إِلَيْكُم to you مُّرْسَلُونَ (are) Messengers." قَالُوا۟ They said, مَآ "Not أَنتُمْ you إِلَّا (are) but بَشَرٌ human beings مِّثْلُنَا like us,
وَمَآ and not أَنزَلَ has revealed ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ the Most Gracious مِن any شَىْءٍ thing. إِنْ Not أَنتُمْ you إِلَّا (are) but تَكْذِبُونَ lying." قَالُوا۟ They said,
رَبُّنَا "Our Lord, يَعْلَمُ knows إِنَّآ that we إِلَيْكُمْ to you لَمُرْسَلُونَ (are) surely Messengers, وَمَا And not عَلَيْنَآ (is) on us إِلَّا except ٱلْبَلَٰغُ the conveyance
ٱلْمُبِينُ clear." قَالُوٓا۟ They said, إِنَّا "Indeed, we تَطَيَّرْنَا [we] see an evil omen بِكُمْ from you. لَئِن If لَّمْ not تَنتَهُوا۟ you desist, لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ surely, we will stone you,
وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم and surely will touch you مِّنَّا from us عَذَابٌ a punishment أَلِيمٌ painful." قَالُوا۟ They said, طَٰٓئِرُكُم "Your evil omen مَّعَكُمْ (be) with you! أَئِن Is it because
ذُكِّرْتُم you are admonished? بَلْ Nay, أَنتُمْ you قَوْمٌ (are) a people مُّسْرِفُونَ transgressing." وَجَآءَ And came مِنْ from أَقْصَا (the) farthest end ٱلْمَدِينَةِ (of) the city
رَجُلٌ a man يَسْعَىٰ running. قَالَ He said, يَٰقَوْمِ "O my People! ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers. ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow
مَن (those) who لَّا (do) not يَسْـَٔلُكُمْ ask (of) you أَجْرًا any payment, وَهُم and they مُّهْتَدُونَ (are) rightly guided. وَمَا And what لِىَ (is) for me لَآ (that) not أَعْبُدُ I worship
ٱلَّذِى the One Who فَطَرَنِى created me وَإِلَيْهِ and to Whom تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned? ءَأَتَّخِذُ Should I take مِن besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ءَالِهَةً gods?
إِن If يُرِدْنِ intends for me ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ the Most Gracious بِضُرٍّ any harm لَّا not تُغْنِ will avail عَنِّى [from] me شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ their intercession شَيْـًٔا (in) anything,
وَلَا and not يُنقِذُونِ they (can) save me. إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I إِذًا then لَّفِى surely would be in ضَلَٰلٍ an error مُّبِينٍ clear. إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I ءَامَنتُ [I] have believed
بِرَبِّكُمْ in your Lord, فَٱسْمَعُونِ so listen to me." قِيلَ It was said, ٱدْخُلِ "Enter ٱلْجَنَّةَ Paradise." قَالَ He said, يَٰلَيْتَ "I wish قَوْمِى my people
يَعْلَمُونَ knew بِمَا Of how غَفَرَ has forgiven لِى me رَبِّى my Lord وَجَعَلَنِى and placed me مِنَ among ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ the honored ones."
إِذْ When أَرْسَلْنَآ We sent إِلَيْهِمُ to them ٱثْنَيْنِ two (Messengers) فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا but they denied both of them, فَعَزَّزْنَا so We strengthened them بِثَالِثٍ with a third, فَقَالُوٓا۟ and they said,
إِنَّآ "Indeed, We إِلَيْكُم to you مُّرْسَلُونَ (are) Messengers." قَالُوا۟ They said, مَآ "Not أَنتُمْ you إِلَّا (are) but بَشَرٌ human beings مِّثْلُنَا like us,
وَمَآ and not أَنزَلَ has revealed ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ the Most Gracious مِن any شَىْءٍ thing. إِنْ Not أَنتُمْ you إِلَّا (are) but تَكْذِبُونَ lying." قَالُوا۟ They said,
رَبُّنَا "Our Lord, يَعْلَمُ knows إِنَّآ that we إِلَيْكُمْ to you لَمُرْسَلُونَ (are) surely Messengers, وَمَا And not عَلَيْنَآ (is) on us إِلَّا except ٱلْبَلَٰغُ the conveyance
ٱلْمُبِينُ clear." قَالُوٓا۟ They said, إِنَّا "Indeed, we تَطَيَّرْنَا [we] see an evil omen بِكُمْ from you. لَئِن If لَّمْ not تَنتَهُوا۟ you desist, لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ surely, we will stone you,
وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم and surely will touch you مِّنَّا from us عَذَابٌ a punishment أَلِيمٌ painful." قَالُوا۟ They said, طَٰٓئِرُكُم "Your evil omen مَّعَكُمْ (be) with you! أَئِن Is it because
ذُكِّرْتُم you are admonished? بَلْ Nay, أَنتُمْ you قَوْمٌ (are) a people مُّسْرِفُونَ transgressing." وَجَآءَ And came مِنْ from أَقْصَا (the) farthest end ٱلْمَدِينَةِ (of) the city
رَجُلٌ a man يَسْعَىٰ running. قَالَ He said, يَٰقَوْمِ "O my People! ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers. ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow
مَن (those) who لَّا (do) not يَسْـَٔلُكُمْ ask (of) you أَجْرًا any payment, وَهُم and they مُّهْتَدُونَ (are) rightly guided. وَمَا And what لِىَ (is) for me لَآ (that) not أَعْبُدُ I worship
ٱلَّذِى the One Who فَطَرَنِى created me وَإِلَيْهِ and to Whom تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned? ءَأَتَّخِذُ Should I take مِن besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ءَالِهَةً gods?
إِن If يُرِدْنِ intends for me ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ the Most Gracious بِضُرٍّ any harm لَّا not تُغْنِ will avail عَنِّى [from] me شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ their intercession شَيْـًٔا (in) anything,
وَلَا and not يُنقِذُونِ they (can) save me. إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I إِذًا then لَّفِى surely would be in ضَلَٰلٍ an error مُّبِينٍ clear. إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I ءَامَنتُ [I] have believed
بِرَبِّكُمْ in your Lord, فَٱسْمَعُونِ so listen to me." قِيلَ It was said, ٱدْخُلِ "Enter ٱلْجَنَّةَ Paradise." قَالَ He said, يَٰلَيْتَ "I wish قَوْمِى my people
يَعْلَمُونَ knew بِمَا Of how غَفَرَ has forgiven لِى me رَبِّى my Lord وَجَعَلَنِى and placed me مِنَ among ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ the honored ones."