وَقَالَ
And said
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
أَشْرَكُوا۟
associate partners (with Allah),
لَوْ
"If
شَآءَ
Allah (had) willed *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
ٱللَّهُ
Allah (had) willed *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
مَا
not
عَبَدْنَا
we (would) have worshipped
مِن
other than Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
دُونِهِۦ
other than Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
مِن
any
شَىْءٍ thing, نَّحْنُ we وَلَآ and not ءَابَآؤُنَا our forefathers وَلَا and not حَرَّمْنَا we (would) have forbidden مِن other than Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] دُونِهِۦ other than Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مِن anything." *[meaning includes next or prev. word] شَىْءٍ anything." *[meaning includes next or prev. word] كَذَٰلِكَ Thus
فَعَلَ did ٱلَّذِينَ those who مِن (were) before them. *[meaning includes next or prev. word] قَبْلِهِمْ (were) before them. *[meaning includes next or prev. word] فَهَلْ Then is (there) عَلَى on ٱلرُّسُلِ the messengers إِلَّا except ٱلْبَلَٰغُ the conveyance ٱلْمُبِينُ clear?
وَلَقَدْ And certainly, بَعَثْنَا We sent فِى into كُلِّ every أُمَّةٍ nation رَّسُولًا a Messenger, أَنِ that, ٱعْبُدُوا۟ "Worship ٱللَّهَ Allah,
وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ and avoid ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ the false deities." فَمِنْهُم Then among them مَّنْ (were some) whom هَدَى Allah guided, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah guided, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] وَمِنْهُم and among them مَّنْ (were) some
حَقَّتْ was justified عَلَيْهِ on them ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُ the straying. فَسِيرُوا۟ So travel فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth فَٱنظُرُوا۟ and see كَيْفَ how
كَانَ was عَٰقِبَةُ the end ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ (of) the deniers. إِن If تَحْرِصْ you desire عَلَىٰ [for] هُدَىٰهُمْ their guidance,
فَإِنَّ then indeed, ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (will) not يَهْدِى guide مَن whom يُضِلُّ He lets go astray, وَمَا and not (are) لَهُم for them مِّن any نَّٰصِرِينَ helpers.
وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ And they swear بِٱللَّهِ by Allah جَهْدَ strongest أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ (of) their oaths, لَا Allah will not resurrect *[meaning includes next or prev. word] يَبْعَثُ Allah will not resurrect *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah will not resurrect *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مَن (one) who يَمُوتُ dies. بَلَىٰ Nay,
وَعْدًا (it is) a promise عَلَيْهِ upon Him حَقًّا (in) truth, وَلَٰكِنَّ but أَكْثَرَ most ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the mankind لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know.
لِيُبَيِّنَ That He will make clear لَهُمُ to them ٱلَّذِى that يَخْتَلِفُونَ they differ فِيهِ wherein, وَلِيَعْلَمَ and that may know ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieved
أَنَّهُمْ that they كَانُوا۟ were كَٰذِبِينَ liars. إِنَّمَا Only قَوْلُنَا Our Word لِشَىْءٍ to a thing إِذَآ when أَرَدْنَٰهُ We intend it أَن (is) that نَّقُولَ We say
لَهُۥ to it, كُن "Be" فَيَكُونُ and it is. وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هَاجَرُوا۟ emigrated فِى in (the way) ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah مِنۢ after *[meaning includes next or prev. word] بَعْدِ after *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مَا [what] ظُلِمُوا۟ they were wronged,
لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ surely We will give them position فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world حَسَنَةً good, وَلَأَجْرُ but surely the reward ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter أَكْبَرُ (is) greater, لَوْ if كَانُوا۟ they
يَعْلَمُونَ know. ٱلَّذِينَ Those who صَبَرُوا۟ (are) patient وَعَلَىٰ and on رَبِّهِمْ their Lord يَتَوَكَّلُونَ they put their trust.
شَىْءٍ thing, نَّحْنُ we وَلَآ and not ءَابَآؤُنَا our forefathers وَلَا and not حَرَّمْنَا we (would) have forbidden مِن other than Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] دُونِهِۦ other than Him *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مِن anything." *[meaning includes next or prev. word] شَىْءٍ anything." *[meaning includes next or prev. word] كَذَٰلِكَ Thus
فَعَلَ did ٱلَّذِينَ those who مِن (were) before them. *[meaning includes next or prev. word] قَبْلِهِمْ (were) before them. *[meaning includes next or prev. word] فَهَلْ Then is (there) عَلَى on ٱلرُّسُلِ the messengers إِلَّا except ٱلْبَلَٰغُ the conveyance ٱلْمُبِينُ clear?
وَلَقَدْ And certainly, بَعَثْنَا We sent فِى into كُلِّ every أُمَّةٍ nation رَّسُولًا a Messenger, أَنِ that, ٱعْبُدُوا۟ "Worship ٱللَّهَ Allah,
وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ and avoid ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ the false deities." فَمِنْهُم Then among them مَّنْ (were some) whom هَدَى Allah guided, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah guided, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] وَمِنْهُم and among them مَّنْ (were) some
حَقَّتْ was justified عَلَيْهِ on them ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُ the straying. فَسِيرُوا۟ So travel فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth فَٱنظُرُوا۟ and see كَيْفَ how
كَانَ was عَٰقِبَةُ the end ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ (of) the deniers. إِن If تَحْرِصْ you desire عَلَىٰ [for] هُدَىٰهُمْ their guidance,
فَإِنَّ then indeed, ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (will) not يَهْدِى guide مَن whom يُضِلُّ He lets go astray, وَمَا and not (are) لَهُم for them مِّن any نَّٰصِرِينَ helpers.
وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ And they swear بِٱللَّهِ by Allah جَهْدَ strongest أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ (of) their oaths, لَا Allah will not resurrect *[meaning includes next or prev. word] يَبْعَثُ Allah will not resurrect *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah will not resurrect *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مَن (one) who يَمُوتُ dies. بَلَىٰ Nay,
وَعْدًا (it is) a promise عَلَيْهِ upon Him حَقًّا (in) truth, وَلَٰكِنَّ but أَكْثَرَ most ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the mankind لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know.
لِيُبَيِّنَ That He will make clear لَهُمُ to them ٱلَّذِى that يَخْتَلِفُونَ they differ فِيهِ wherein, وَلِيَعْلَمَ and that may know ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieved
أَنَّهُمْ that they كَانُوا۟ were كَٰذِبِينَ liars. إِنَّمَا Only قَوْلُنَا Our Word لِشَىْءٍ to a thing إِذَآ when أَرَدْنَٰهُ We intend it أَن (is) that نَّقُولَ We say
لَهُۥ to it, كُن "Be" فَيَكُونُ and it is. وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هَاجَرُوا۟ emigrated فِى in (the way) ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah مِنۢ after *[meaning includes next or prev. word] بَعْدِ after *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مَا [what] ظُلِمُوا۟ they were wronged,
لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ surely We will give them position فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world حَسَنَةً good, وَلَأَجْرُ but surely the reward ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter أَكْبَرُ (is) greater, لَوْ if كَانُوا۟ they
يَعْلَمُونَ know. ٱلَّذِينَ Those who صَبَرُوا۟ (are) patient وَعَلَىٰ and on رَبِّهِمْ their Lord يَتَوَكَّلُونَ they put their trust.