34. Saba

قَالُوا۟They will sayسُبْحَٰنَكَGlory be to YouأَنتَYouوَلِيُّنَا(are) our Protectorمِنnot themدُونِهِمnot themبَلْNayكَانُوا۟they usedيَعْبُدُونَ(to) worshipٱلْجِنَّthe jinnأَكْثَرُهُمmost of themبِهِمin themمُّؤْمِنُونَ(were) believers﴿٤١﴾

They will say, "Exalted are You! You, [O Allah], are our benefactor not them. Rather, they used to worship the jinn; most of them were believers in them

فَٱلْيَوْمَBut todayلَاnotيَمْلِكُpossess powerبَعْضُكُمْsome of youلِبَعْضٍon othersنَّفْعًاto benefitوَلَاand notضَرًّاto harmوَنَقُولُand We will sayلِلَّذِينَto thoseظَلَمُوا۟who wrongedذُوقُوا۟Tasteعَذَابَ(the) punishmentٱلنَّارِ(of) the Fireٱلَّتِىwhichكُنتُمyou usedبِهَاto [it]تُكَذِّبُونَdeny﴿٤٢﴾

But today you do not hold for one another [the power of] benefit or harm, and We will say to those who wronged, "Taste the punishment of the Fire, which you used to deny

وَإِذَاAnd whenتُتْلَىٰare recitedعَلَيْهِمْto themءَايَٰتُنَاOur Versesبَيِّنَٰتٍclearقَالُوا۟they sayمَاNotهَٰذَآ(is) thisإِلَّاbutرَجُلٌa manيُرِيدُwho wishesأَنtoيَصُدَّكُمْhinder youعَمَّاfrom whatكَانَusedيَعْبُدُ(to) worshipءَابَآؤُكُمْyour forefathersوَقَالُوا۟And they sayمَاNotهَٰذَآ(is) thisإِلَّآexceptإِفْكٌa lieمُّفْتَرًىinventedوَقَالَAnd saidٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedلِلْحَقِّabout the truthلَمَّاwhenجَآءَهُمْit came to themإِنْNotهَٰذَآ(is) thisإِلَّاexceptسِحْرٌa magicمُّبِينٌobvious﴿٤٣﴾

And when our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, they say, "This is not but a man who wishes to avert you from that which your fathers were worshipping." And they say, "This is not except a lie invented." And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is not but obvious magic

وَمَآAnd notءَاتَيْنَٰهُمWe (had) given themمِّنanyكُتُبٍScripturesيَدْرُسُونَهَاwhich they could studyوَمَآand notأَرْسَلْنَآWe sentإِلَيْهِمْto themقَبْلَكَbefore youمِنanyنَّذِيرٍwarner﴿٤٤﴾

And We had not given them any scriptures which they could study, and We had not sent to them before you, [O Muhammad], any warner

وَكَذَّبَAnd deniedٱلَّذِينَthose whoمِن(were) before themقَبْلِهِمْ(were) before themوَمَاand notبَلَغُوا۟they have attainedمِعْشَارَa tenthمَآ(of) whatءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْWe (had) given themفَكَذَّبُوا۟But they deniedرُسُلِىMy Messengersفَكَيْفَso howكَانَwasنَكِيرِMy rejection﴿٤٥﴾

And those before them denied, and the people of Makkah have not attained a tenth of what We had given them. But the former peoples denied My messengers, so how [terrible] was My reproach

قُلْSayإِنَّمَآOnlyأَعِظُكُمI advise youبِوَٰحِدَةٍfor one (thing)أَنthatتَقُومُوا۟you standلِلَّهِfor Allahمَثْنَىٰ(in) pairsوَفُرَٰدَىٰand (as) individualsثُمَّthenتَتَفَكَّرُوا۟reflectمَاNotبِصَاحِبِكُم(is in) your companionمِّنanyجِنَّةٍmadnessإِنْNotهُوَheإِلَّا(is) exceptنَذِيرٌa warnerلَّكُمfor youبَيْنَbeforeيَدَىْbeforeعَذَابٍa punishmentشَدِيدٍsevere﴿٤٦﴾

Say, "I only advise you of one [thing] - that you stand for Allah, [seeking truth] in pairs and individually, and then give thought." There is not in your companion any madness. He is only a warner to you before a severe punishment

قُلْSayمَاNotسَأَلْتُكُمI ask youمِّنْforأَجْرٍany paymentفَهُوَbut it (is)لَكُمْfor youإِنْNotأَجْرِىَ(is) my paymentإِلَّاbutعَلَىfromٱللَّهِAllahوَهُوَAnd Heعَلَىٰ(is) overكُلِّallشَىْءٍthingsشَهِيدٌa Witness﴿٤٧﴾

Say, "Whatever payment I might have asked of you - it is yours. My payment is only from Allah, and He is, over all things, Witness

قُلْSayإِنَّIndeedرَبِّىmy Lordيَقْذِفُprojectsبِٱلْحَقِّthe truthعَلَّٰمُ(the) All-Knowerٱلْغُيُوبِ(of) the unseen﴿٤٨﴾

Say, "Indeed, my Lord projects the truth. Knower of the unseen

قُلْSayجَآءَHas comeٱلْحَقُّthe truthوَمَاand notيُبْدِئُ(can) originateٱلْبَٰطِلُthe falsehoodوَمَاand notيُعِيدُrepeat﴿٤٩﴾

Say, "The truth has come, and falsehood can neither begin [anything] nor repeat [it]

قُلْSayإِنIfضَلَلْتُI errفَإِنَّمَآthen onlyأَضِلُّI will errعَلَىٰagainstنَفْسِىmyselfوَإِنِBut ifٱهْتَدَيْتُI am guidedفَبِمَاthen it is by whatيُوحِىٓrevealsإِلَىَّto meرَبِّىٓmy LordإِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heسَمِيعٌ(is) All-HearerقَرِيبٌEver-Near﴿٥٠﴾

Say, "If I should err, I would only err against myself. But if I am guided, it is by what my Lord reveals to me. Indeed, He is Hearing and near

وَلَوْAnd ifتَرَىٰٓyou (could) seeإِذْwhenفَزِعُوا۟they will be terrifiedفَلَاbut (there will be) noفَوْتَescapeوَأُخِذُوا۟and they will be seizedمِنfromمَّكَانٍa placeقَرِيبٍnear﴿٥١﴾

And if you could see when they are terrified but there is no escape, and they will be seized from a place nearby

وَقَالُوٓا۟And they will sayءَامَنَّاWe believeبِهِۦin itوَأَنَّىٰBut howلَهُمُfor themٱلتَّنَاوُشُ(will be) the receivingمِنfromمَّكَانٍۭa placeبَعِيدٍfar off﴿٥٢﴾

And they will [then] say, "We believe in it!" But how for them will be the taking [of faith] from a place far away

وَقَدْAnd certainlyكَفَرُوا۟they disbelievedبِهِۦin itمِنbeforeقَبْلُbeforeوَيَقْذِفُونَAnd they utter conjecturesبِٱلْغَيْبِabout the unseenمِنfromمَّكَانٍۭa placeبَعِيدٍfar off﴿٥٣﴾

And they had already disbelieved in it before and would assault the unseen from a place far away

وَحِيلَAnd a barrier will be placedبَيْنَهُمْbetween themوَبَيْنَand betweenمَاwhatيَشْتَهُونَthey desireكَمَاasفُعِلَwas doneبِأَشْيَاعِهِمwith their kindمِّنbeforeقَبْلُbeforeإِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyكَانُوا۟wereفِىinشَكٍّdoubtمُّرِيبٍۭdisquieting﴿٥٤﴾

And prevention will be placed between them and what they desire, as was done with their kind before. Indeed, they were in disquieting denial