وَقَالَ And said ٱلَّذِينَ those who أَشْرَكُوا۟ associate partners (with Allah) لَوْ If شَآءَ Allah (had) willed ٱللَّهُ Allah (had) willed مَا not عَبَدْنَا we (would) have worshipped مِن other than Him دُونِهِۦ other than Him مِن any شَىْءٍۢ thing نَّحْنُ we وَلَآ and not ءَابَآؤُنَا our forefathers وَلَا and not حَرَّمْنَا we (would) have forbidden مِن other than Him دُونِهِۦ other than Him مِن anything شَىْءٍۢ ۚ anything كَذَٰلِكَ Thus فَعَلَ did ٱلَّذِينَ those who مِن (were) before them قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ (were) before them فَهَلْ Then is (there) عَلَى on ٱلرُّسُلِ the messengers إِلَّا except ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ the conveyance ٱلْمُبِينُ clear ٣٥

وَلَقَدْ And certainly بَعَثْنَا We sent فِى into كُلِّ every أُمَّةٍۢ nation رَّسُولًا a Messenger أَنِ that ٱعْبُدُوا۟ Worship ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ and avoid ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۖ the false deities فَمِنْهُم Then among them مَّنْ (were some) whom هَدَى Allah guided ٱللَّهُ Allah guided وَمِنْهُم and among them مَّنْ (were) some حَقَّتْ was justified عَلَيْهِ on them ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةُ ۚ the straying فَسِيرُوا۟ So travel فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth فَٱنظُرُوا۟ and see كَيْفَ how كَانَ was عَـٰقِبَةُ the end ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ (of) the deniers ٣٦

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 نَّـٰصِرِينَ helpers ٣٧

وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ And they swear بِٱللَّهِ by Allah جَهْدَ strongest أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ ۙ (of) their oaths لَا Allah will not resurrect يَبْعَثُ Allah will not resurrect ٱللَّهُ Allah will not resurrect مَن (one) who يَمُوتُ ۚ dies بَلَىٰ Nay وَعْدًا (it is) a promise عَلَيْهِ upon Him حَقًّۭا (in) truth وَلَـٰكِنَّ but أَكْثَرَ most ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the mankind لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ٣٨

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 كَـٰذِبِينَ liars ٣٩

إِنَّمَا Only قَوْلُنَا Our Word لِشَىْءٍ to a thing إِذَآ when أَرَدْنَـٰهُ We intend it أَن (is) that نَّقُولَ We say لَهُۥ to it كُن Be فَيَكُونُ and it is ٤٠

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هَاجَرُوا۟ emigrated فِى in (the way) ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after مَا [what] ظُلِمُوا۟ they were wronged لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ surely We will give them position فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world حَسَنَةًۭ ۖ good وَلَأَجْرُ but surely the reward ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter أَكْبَرُ ۚ (is) greater لَوْ if كَانُوا۟ they يَعْلَمُونَ know ٤١

ٱلَّذِينَ Those who صَبَرُوا۟ (are) patient وَعَلَىٰ and on رَبِّهِمْ their Lord يَتَوَكَّلُونَ they put their trust ٤٢