قَالَ He said إِنَّمَآ Only أُوتِيتُهُۥ I have been given it عَلَىٰ on (account) عِلْمٍ (of) knowledge عِندِىٓ ۚ I have أَوَلَمْ Did not يَعْلَمْ he know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah قَدْ indeed أَهْلَكَ destroyed مِن before him قَبْلِهِۦ before him مِنَ of ٱلْقُرُونِ the generations مَنْ who هُوَ [they] أَشَدُّ (were) stronger مِنْهُ than him قُوَّةًۭ (in) strength وَأَكْثَرُ and greater جَمْعًۭا ۚ (in) accumulation وَلَا And not يُسْـَٔلُ will be questioned عَن about ذُنُوبِهِمُ their sins ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ the criminals ٧٨

فَخَرَجَ So he went forth عَلَىٰ to قَوْمِهِۦ his people فِى in زِينَتِهِۦ ۖ his adornment قَالَ Said ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُرِيدُونَ desire ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world يَـٰلَيْتَ O! Would that لَنَا for us مِثْلَ (the) like مَآ (of) what أُوتِىَ has been given قَـٰرُونُ (to) Qarun إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he لَذُو (is the) owner حَظٍّ (of) fortune عَظِيمٍۢ great ٧٩

وَقَالَ But said ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُوتُوا۟ were given ٱلْعِلْمَ the knowledge وَيْلَكُمْ Woe to you ثَوَابُ (The) reward ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لِّمَنْ for (he) who ءَامَنَ believes وَعَمِلَ and does صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous (deeds) وَلَا And not يُلَقَّىٰهَآ it is granted إِلَّا except ٱلصَّـٰبِرُونَ (to) the patient ones ٨٠

فَخَسَفْنَا Then We caused to swallow up بِهِۦ him وَبِدَارِهِ and his home ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth فَمَا Then not كَانَ was لَهُۥ for him مِن any فِئَةٍۢ group يَنصُرُونَهُۥ (to) help him مِن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah وَمَا and not كَانَ was مِنَ (he) of ٱلْمُنتَصِرِينَ those who (could) defend themselves ٨١

وَأَصْبَحَ And began ٱلَّذِينَ those who تَمَنَّوْا۟ (had) wished مَكَانَهُۥ his position بِٱلْأَمْسِ the day before يَقُولُونَ (to) say وَيْكَأَنَّ Ah! That ٱللَّهَ Allah يَبْسُطُ extends ٱلرِّزْقَ the provision لِمَن for whom يَشَآءُ He wills مِنْ of عِبَادِهِۦ His slaves وَيَقْدِرُ ۖ and restricts it لَوْلَآ If not أَن that مَّنَّ Allah had favored ٱللَّهُ Allah had favored عَلَيْنَا [to] us لَخَسَفَ He would have caused it to swallow us بِنَا ۖ He would have caused it to swallow us وَيْكَأَنَّهُۥ Ah! That لَا not يُفْلِحُ will succeed ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ the disbelievers ٨٢

تِلْكَ That ٱلدَّارُ the Home ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ (of) the Hereafter نَجْعَلُهَا We assign it لِلَّذِينَ to those who لَا (do) not يُرِيدُونَ desire عُلُوًّۭا exaltedness فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَا and not فَسَادًۭا ۚ corruption وَٱلْعَـٰقِبَةُ And the good end لِلْمُتَّقِينَ (is) for the righteous ٨٣

مَن Whoever جَآءَ comes بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ with a good (deed) فَلَهُۥ then for him خَيْرٌۭ (will be) better مِّنْهَا ۖ than it وَمَن and whoever جَآءَ comes بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ with an evil (deed) فَلَا then not يُجْزَى will be recompensed ٱلَّذِينَ those who عَمِلُوا۟ do ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ the evil (deeds) إِلَّا except مَا what كَانُوا۟ they used (to) يَعْمَلُونَ do ٨٤