۞ وَإِذْ And when نَتَقْنَا We raised ٱلْجَبَلَ the mountain فَوْقَهُمْ above them كَأَنَّهُۥ as if it was ظُلَّةٌۭ a canopy وَظَنُّوٓا۟ and they thought أَنَّهُۥ that it وَاقِعٌۢ (would) fall بِهِمْ upon them خُذُوا۟ (We said), "Take مَآ what ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُم We have given you بِقُوَّةٍۢ with strength وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ and remember مَا what فِيهِ (is) in it لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَتَّقُونَ fear Allah ١٧١

وَإِذْ And when أَخَذَ (was) taken رَبُّكَ (by) your Lord مِنۢ from بَنِىٓ (the) Children ءَادَمَ (of) Adam مِن from ظُهُورِهِمْ their loins ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ their descendants وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ and made them testify عَلَىٰٓ over أَنفُسِهِمْ themselves أَلَسْتُ Am I not بِرَبِّكُمْ ۖ your Lord قَالُوا۟ They said بَلَىٰ ۛ Yes شَهِدْنَآ ۛ we have testified أَن Lest تَقُولُوا۟ you say يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection إِنَّا Indeed كُنَّا we were عَنْ about هَـٰذَا this غَـٰفِلِينَ unaware ١٧٢

أَوْ Or تَقُولُوٓا۟ you say إِنَّمَآ Only أَشْرَكَ partners (were) associated (with Allah) ءَابَآؤُنَا (by) our forefathers مِن from قَبْلُ before (us) وَكُنَّا and we are ذُرِّيَّةًۭ descendants مِّنۢ from بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ after them أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا So will You destroy us بِمَا for what فَعَلَ did ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ the falsifiers ١٧٣

وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نُفَصِّلُ We explain ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Verses وَلَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَرْجِعُونَ return ١٧٤

وَٱتْلُ And recite عَلَيْهِمْ to them نَبَأَ (the) story ٱلَّذِىٓ (of the) one whom ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ We gave [him] ءَايَـٰتِنَا Our Verses فَٱنسَلَخَ but he detached مِنْهَا [from] them فَأَتْبَعَهُ so followed him ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan فَكَانَ and he became مِنَ of ٱلْغَاوِينَ those gone astray ١٧٥

وَلَوْ And if شِئْنَا We willed لَرَفَعْنَـٰهُ surely, We (could) have raised him بِهَا with these وَلَـٰكِنَّهُۥٓ [and] but he أَخْلَدَ adhered إِلَى to ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَٱتَّبَعَ and followed هَوَىٰهُ ۚ his (vain) desires فَمَثَلُهُۥ So his example كَمَثَلِ (is) like (the) example ٱلْكَلْبِ (of) the dog إِن if تَحْمِلْ you attack عَلَيْهِ [on] him يَلْهَثْ he lolls out his tongue أَوْ or تَتْرُكْهُ if you leave him يَلْهَث ۚ he lolls out his tongue ذَّٰلِكَ That مَثَلُ (is the) example ٱلْقَوْمِ (of) the people ٱلَّذِينَ who كَذَّبُوا۟ denied بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا ۚ [in] Our Signs فَٱقْصُصِ So relate ٱلْقَصَصَ the story لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَفَكَّرُونَ reflect ١٧٦

سَآءَ Evil مَثَلًا (as) an example ٱلْقَوْمُ (are) the people ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَذَّبُوا۟ denied بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا Our Signs وَأَنفُسَهُمْ and themselves كَانُوا۟ they used to يَظْلِمُونَ wrong ١٧٧

مَن Whoever يَهْدِ (is) guided ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah فَهُوَ then he ٱلْمُهْتَدِى ۖ (is) the guided one وَمَن while whoever يُضْلِلْ He lets go astray فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those هُمُ [they] ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (are) the losers ١٧٨