إِنَّمَا
Only
يَسْتَجِيبُ
respond
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
يَسْمَعُونَ
listen.
وَٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
But the dead -
يَبْعَثُهُمُ
will resurrect them
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
ثُمَّ
then
إِلَيْهِ
to Him
يُرْجَعُونَ they will be returned. وَقَالُوا۟ And they said, لَوْلَا "Why (is) not نُزِّلَ sent down عَلَيْهِ to him ءَايَةٌ a Sign مِّن from رَّبِّهِۦ his Lord?" قُلْ Say, إِنَّ "Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah
قَادِرٌ (is) Able عَلَىٰٓ [on] أَن to يُنَزِّلَ send down ءَايَةً a Sign, وَلَٰكِنَّ but أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know." وَمَا And not
مِن [of] دَآبَّةٍ any animal فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَا and not طَٰٓئِرٍ a bird يَطِيرُ (that) flies بِجَنَاحَيْهِ with its wings - إِلَّآ but أُمَمٌ (are) communities أَمْثَالُكُم like you.
مَّا Not فَرَّطْنَا We have neglected فِى in ٱلْكِتَٰبِ the Book مِن [of] شَىْءٍ anything, ثُمَّ then إِلَىٰ to رَبِّهِمْ their Lord يُحْشَرُونَ they will be gathered.
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who كَذَّبُوا۟ rejected بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا Our Verses صُمٌّ (are) deaf وَبُكْمٌ and dumb فِى in ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ the darkness[es]. مَن Whoever يَشَإِ wills
ٱللَّهُ Allah - يُضْلِلْهُ He lets him go astray وَمَن and whoever يَشَأْ He wills - يَجْعَلْهُ He places him عَلَىٰ on صِرَٰطٍ (the) way, مُّسْتَقِيمٍ (the) straight. قُلْ Say,
أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ "Have you seen إِنْ if أَتَىٰكُمْ (there) came to you عَذَابُ punishment ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah أَوْ or أَتَتْكُمُ (there) came to you ٱلسَّاعَةُ the Hour - أَغَيْرَ is it other ٱللَّهِ (than) Allah
تَدْعُونَ you call, إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَٰدِقِينَ truthful?" بَلْ "Nay, إِيَّاهُ Him Alone تَدْعُونَ you call فَيَكْشِفُ and He would remove
مَا what تَدْعُونَ you call إِلَيْهِ upon Him إِن if شَآءَ He wills, وَتَنسَوْنَ and you will forget مَا what تُشْرِكُونَ you associate (with Him)." وَلَقَدْ And certainly أَرْسَلْنَآ We sent (Messengers)
إِلَىٰٓ to أُمَمٍ nations مِّن from قَبْلِكَ before you, فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم then We seized them بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ with adversity وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ and hardship لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may
يَتَضَرَّعُونَ humble themselves. فَلَوْلَآ Then why not إِذْ when جَآءَهُم came to them بَأْسُنَا Our punishment, تَضَرَّعُوا۟ they humbled themselves? وَلَٰكِن But قَسَتْ became hardened
قُلُوبُهُمْ their hearts وَزَيَّنَ and made fair-seeming لَهُمُ to them ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ the Shaitaan مَا what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do. فَلَمَّا So when
نَسُوا۟ they forgot مَا what ذُكِّرُوا۟ they were reminded بِهِۦ of [it], فَتَحْنَا We opened عَلَيْهِمْ on them أَبْوَٰبَ gates كُلِّ (of) every شَىْءٍ thing, حَتَّىٰٓ until
إِذَا when فَرِحُوا۟ they rejoiced بِمَآ in what أُوتُوٓا۟ they were given, أَخَذْنَٰهُم We seized them بَغْتَةً suddenly فَإِذَا and then هُم they مُّبْلِسُونَ (were) dumbfounded.
يُرْجَعُونَ they will be returned. وَقَالُوا۟ And they said, لَوْلَا "Why (is) not نُزِّلَ sent down عَلَيْهِ to him ءَايَةٌ a Sign مِّن from رَّبِّهِۦ his Lord?" قُلْ Say, إِنَّ "Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah
قَادِرٌ (is) Able عَلَىٰٓ [on] أَن to يُنَزِّلَ send down ءَايَةً a Sign, وَلَٰكِنَّ but أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know." وَمَا And not
مِن [of] دَآبَّةٍ any animal فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَا and not طَٰٓئِرٍ a bird يَطِيرُ (that) flies بِجَنَاحَيْهِ with its wings - إِلَّآ but أُمَمٌ (are) communities أَمْثَالُكُم like you.
مَّا Not فَرَّطْنَا We have neglected فِى in ٱلْكِتَٰبِ the Book مِن [of] شَىْءٍ anything, ثُمَّ then إِلَىٰ to رَبِّهِمْ their Lord يُحْشَرُونَ they will be gathered.
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who كَذَّبُوا۟ rejected بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا Our Verses صُمٌّ (are) deaf وَبُكْمٌ and dumb فِى in ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ the darkness[es]. مَن Whoever يَشَإِ wills
ٱللَّهُ Allah - يُضْلِلْهُ He lets him go astray وَمَن and whoever يَشَأْ He wills - يَجْعَلْهُ He places him عَلَىٰ on صِرَٰطٍ (the) way, مُّسْتَقِيمٍ (the) straight. قُلْ Say,
أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ "Have you seen إِنْ if أَتَىٰكُمْ (there) came to you عَذَابُ punishment ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah أَوْ or أَتَتْكُمُ (there) came to you ٱلسَّاعَةُ the Hour - أَغَيْرَ is it other ٱللَّهِ (than) Allah
تَدْعُونَ you call, إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَٰدِقِينَ truthful?" بَلْ "Nay, إِيَّاهُ Him Alone تَدْعُونَ you call فَيَكْشِفُ and He would remove
مَا what تَدْعُونَ you call إِلَيْهِ upon Him إِن if شَآءَ He wills, وَتَنسَوْنَ and you will forget مَا what تُشْرِكُونَ you associate (with Him)." وَلَقَدْ And certainly أَرْسَلْنَآ We sent (Messengers)
إِلَىٰٓ to أُمَمٍ nations مِّن from قَبْلِكَ before you, فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم then We seized them بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ with adversity وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ and hardship لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may
يَتَضَرَّعُونَ humble themselves. فَلَوْلَآ Then why not إِذْ when جَآءَهُم came to them بَأْسُنَا Our punishment, تَضَرَّعُوا۟ they humbled themselves? وَلَٰكِن But قَسَتْ became hardened
قُلُوبُهُمْ their hearts وَزَيَّنَ and made fair-seeming لَهُمُ to them ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ the Shaitaan مَا what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do. فَلَمَّا So when
نَسُوا۟ they forgot مَا what ذُكِّرُوا۟ they were reminded بِهِۦ of [it], فَتَحْنَا We opened عَلَيْهِمْ on them أَبْوَٰبَ gates كُلِّ (of) every شَىْءٍ thing, حَتَّىٰٓ until
إِذَا when فَرِحُوا۟ they rejoiced بِمَآ in what أُوتُوٓا۟ they were given, أَخَذْنَٰهُم We seized them بَغْتَةً suddenly فَإِذَا and then هُم they مُّبْلِسُونَ (were) dumbfounded.