وَإِذْ
And when
قَالَتْ
said
أُمَّةٌ
a community
مِّنْهُمْ
among them,
لِمَ
"Why
تَعِظُونَ
(do) you preach
قَوْمًا
a people,
ٱللَّهُ
(whom) Allah
مُهْلِكُهُمْ
(is going to) destroy them
أَوْ
or
مُعَذِّبُهُمْ
punish them
عَذَابًا (with) a punishment شَدِيدًا severe?" قَالُوا۟ They said, مَعْذِرَةً "To be absolved إِلَىٰ before رَبِّكُمْ your Lord وَلَعَلَّهُمْ and that they may يَتَّقُونَ become righteous."
فَلَمَّا So when نَسُوا۟ they forgot مَا what ذُكِّرُوا۟ they had been reminded بِهِۦٓ with [it], أَنجَيْنَا We saved ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَنْهَوْنَ forbade عَنِ [from] ٱلسُّوٓءِ the evil,
وَأَخَذْنَا and We seized ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوا۟ wronged بِعَذَابٍۭ with a punishment بَـِٔيسٍۭ wretched, بِمَا because كَانُوا۟ they were يَفْسُقُونَ defiantly disobeying.
فَلَمَّا So when عَتَوْا۟ they exceeded all bounds عَن about مَّا what نُهُوا۟ they were forbidden عَنْهُ from it, قُلْنَا We said لَهُمْ to them, كُونُوا۟ "Be قِرَدَةً apes, خَٰسِـِٔينَ despised."
وَإِذْ And when تَأَذَّنَ declared رَبُّكَ your Lord لَيَبْعَثَنَّ that He would surely send عَلَيْهِمْ upon them إِلَىٰ till يَوْمِ (the) Day ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection مَن (those) who يَسُومُهُمْ would afflict them
سُوٓءَ (with) a grievous ٱلْعَذَابِ [the] punishment. إِنَّ Indeed, رَبَّكَ your Lord لَسَرِيعُ (is) surely swift ٱلْعِقَابِ (in) the retribution, وَإِنَّهُۥ but indeed, He لَغَفُورٌ (is) surely Oft-Forgiving, رَّحِيمٌ Most Merciful.
وَقَطَّعْنَٰهُمْ And We divided them فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth أُمَمًا (as) nations. مِّنْهُمُ Among them ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ (are) the righteous وَمِنْهُمْ and among them
دُونَ (are) other than ذَٰلِكَ that. وَبَلَوْنَٰهُم And We tested them بِٱلْحَسَنَٰتِ with the good وَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ and the bad, لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may
يَرْجِعُونَ return. فَخَلَفَ Then succeeded مِنۢ from بَعْدِهِمْ after them خَلْفٌ successors وَرِثُوا۟ (who) inherited ٱلْكِتَٰبَ the Book
يَأْخُذُونَ taking عَرَضَ goods هَٰذَا (of) this ٱلْأَدْنَىٰ the lower (life) وَيَقُولُونَ and they say, سَيُغْفَرُ "It will be forgiven لَنَا for us." وَإِن And if
يَأْتِهِمْ comes to them عَرَضٌ goods مِّثْلُهُۥ similar to it يَأْخُذُوهُ they will take it. أَلَمْ Was not يُؤْخَذْ taken عَلَيْهِم on them مِّيثَٰقُ Covenant ٱلْكِتَٰبِ (of) the Book
أَن that لَّا not يَقُولُوا۟ they will say عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah إِلَّا except ٱلْحَقَّ the truth وَدَرَسُوا۟ while they studied مَا what فِيهِ (is) in it? وَٱلدَّارُ And the home ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ (of) the Hereafter
خَيْرٌ (is) better لِّلَّذِينَ for those who يَتَّقُونَ fear Allah. أَفَلَا So will not تَعْقِلُونَ you use intellect? وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يُمَسِّكُونَ hold fast
بِٱلْكِتَٰبِ to the Book, وَأَقَامُوا۟ and establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer, إِنَّا indeed, We لَا (will) not نُضِيعُ [We] let go waste أَجْرَ (the) reward ٱلْمُصْلِحِينَ (of) the reformers.
عَذَابًا (with) a punishment شَدِيدًا severe?" قَالُوا۟ They said, مَعْذِرَةً "To be absolved إِلَىٰ before رَبِّكُمْ your Lord وَلَعَلَّهُمْ and that they may يَتَّقُونَ become righteous."
فَلَمَّا So when نَسُوا۟ they forgot مَا what ذُكِّرُوا۟ they had been reminded بِهِۦٓ with [it], أَنجَيْنَا We saved ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَنْهَوْنَ forbade عَنِ [from] ٱلسُّوٓءِ the evil,
وَأَخَذْنَا and We seized ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوا۟ wronged بِعَذَابٍۭ with a punishment بَـِٔيسٍۭ wretched, بِمَا because كَانُوا۟ they were يَفْسُقُونَ defiantly disobeying.
فَلَمَّا So when عَتَوْا۟ they exceeded all bounds عَن about مَّا what نُهُوا۟ they were forbidden عَنْهُ from it, قُلْنَا We said لَهُمْ to them, كُونُوا۟ "Be قِرَدَةً apes, خَٰسِـِٔينَ despised."
وَإِذْ And when تَأَذَّنَ declared رَبُّكَ your Lord لَيَبْعَثَنَّ that He would surely send عَلَيْهِمْ upon them إِلَىٰ till يَوْمِ (the) Day ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection مَن (those) who يَسُومُهُمْ would afflict them
سُوٓءَ (with) a grievous ٱلْعَذَابِ [the] punishment. إِنَّ Indeed, رَبَّكَ your Lord لَسَرِيعُ (is) surely swift ٱلْعِقَابِ (in) the retribution, وَإِنَّهُۥ but indeed, He لَغَفُورٌ (is) surely Oft-Forgiving, رَّحِيمٌ Most Merciful.
وَقَطَّعْنَٰهُمْ And We divided them فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth أُمَمًا (as) nations. مِّنْهُمُ Among them ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ (are) the righteous وَمِنْهُمْ and among them
دُونَ (are) other than ذَٰلِكَ that. وَبَلَوْنَٰهُم And We tested them بِٱلْحَسَنَٰتِ with the good وَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ and the bad, لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may
يَرْجِعُونَ return. فَخَلَفَ Then succeeded مِنۢ from بَعْدِهِمْ after them خَلْفٌ successors وَرِثُوا۟ (who) inherited ٱلْكِتَٰبَ the Book
يَأْخُذُونَ taking عَرَضَ goods هَٰذَا (of) this ٱلْأَدْنَىٰ the lower (life) وَيَقُولُونَ and they say, سَيُغْفَرُ "It will be forgiven لَنَا for us." وَإِن And if
يَأْتِهِمْ comes to them عَرَضٌ goods مِّثْلُهُۥ similar to it يَأْخُذُوهُ they will take it. أَلَمْ Was not يُؤْخَذْ taken عَلَيْهِم on them مِّيثَٰقُ Covenant ٱلْكِتَٰبِ (of) the Book
أَن that لَّا not يَقُولُوا۟ they will say عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah إِلَّا except ٱلْحَقَّ the truth وَدَرَسُوا۟ while they studied مَا what فِيهِ (is) in it? وَٱلدَّارُ And the home ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ (of) the Hereafter
خَيْرٌ (is) better لِّلَّذِينَ for those who يَتَّقُونَ fear Allah. أَفَلَا So will not تَعْقِلُونَ you use intellect? وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يُمَسِّكُونَ hold fast
بِٱلْكِتَٰبِ to the Book, وَأَقَامُوا۟ and establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer, إِنَّا indeed, We لَا (will) not نُضِيعُ [We] let go waste أَجْرَ (the) reward ٱلْمُصْلِحِينَ (of) the reformers.