37. As-Saffat

فَإِنَّكُمْSo indeed, youوَمَاand whatتَعْبُدُونَyou worship﴿١٦١﴾

So indeed, you [disbelievers] and whatever you worship

مَآNotأَنتُمْyouعَلَيْهِfrom Himبِفَٰتِنِينَcan tempt away (anyone)﴿١٦٢﴾

You cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him

إِلَّاExceptمَنْwhoهُوَheصَالِ(is) to burnٱلْجَحِيمِ(in) the Hellfire﴿١٦٣﴾

Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire

وَمَاAnd notمِنَّآamong usإِلَّاexceptلَهُۥfor himمَقَامٌ(is) a positionمَّعْلُومٌknown﴿١٦٤﴾

[The angels say], "There is not among us any except that he has a known position

وَإِنَّاAnd indeed, weلَنَحْنُsurely, [we]ٱلصَّآفُّونَstand in rows﴿١٦٥﴾

And indeed, we are those who line up [for prayer]

وَإِنَّاAnd indeed, weلَنَحْنُsurely, [we]ٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَglorify (Allah)﴿١٦٦﴾

And indeed, we are those who exalt Allah

وَإِنAnd indeedكَانُوا۟they used toلَيَقُولُونَsay﴿١٦٧﴾

And indeed, the disbelievers used to say

لَوْIfأَنَّthatعِندَنَاwe hadذِكْرًاa reminderمِّنَfromٱلْأَوَّلِينَthe former (people)﴿١٦٨﴾

If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples

لَكُنَّاCertainly, we (would) have beenعِبَادَslavesٱللَّهِ(of) Allahٱلْمُخْلَصِينَthe chosen﴿١٦٩﴾

We would have been the chosen servants of Allah

فَكَفَرُوا۟But they disbelievedبِهِۦin itفَسَوْفَso soonيَعْلَمُونَthey will know﴿١٧٠﴾

But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know

وَلَقَدْAnd verilyسَبَقَتْhas precededكَلِمَتُنَاOur Wordلِعِبَادِنَاfor Our slavesٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengers﴿١٧١﴾

And Our word has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers

إِنَّهُمْIndeed theyلَهُمُsurely theyٱلْمَنصُورُونَ(would be) the victorious﴿١٧٢﴾

[That] indeed, they would be those given victory

وَإِنَّAnd indeedجُندَنَاOur hostلَهُمُsurely, theyٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ(will be) those who overcome﴿١٧٣﴾

And [that] indeed, Our soldiers will be those who overcome

فَتَوَلَّSo turn awayعَنْهُمْfrom themحَتَّىٰuntilحِينٍa time﴿١٧٤﴾

So, [O Muhammad], leave them for a time

وَأَبْصِرْهُمْAnd see themفَسَوْفَso soonيُبْصِرُونَthey will see﴿١٧٥﴾

And see [what will befall] them, for they are going to see

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَاThen is (it) for Our punishmentيَسْتَعْجِلُونَthey hasten﴿١٧٦﴾

Then for Our punishment are they impatient

فَإِذَاBut whenنَزَلَit descendsبِسَاحَتِهِمْin their territoryفَسَآءَthen evil (will be)صَبَاحُ(the) morningٱلْمُنذَرِينَ(for) those who were warned﴿١٧٧﴾

But when it descends in their territory, then evil is the morning of those who were warned

وَتَوَلَّSo turn awayعَنْهُمْfrom themحَتَّىٰforحِينٍa time﴿١٧٨﴾

And leave them for a time

وَأَبْصِرْAnd seeفَسَوْفَso soonيُبْصِرُونَthey will see﴿١٧٩﴾

And see, for they are going to see

سُبْحَٰنَGloryرَبِّكَ(be to) your Lordرَبِّ(the) Lordٱلْعِزَّةِ(of) Honorعَمَّاabove whatيَصِفُونَthey attribute﴿١٨٠﴾

Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe