لَقَدْ Certainly كَانَ (there) was لِسَبَإٍۢ for Saba فِى in مَسْكَنِهِمْ their dwelling place ءَايَةٌۭ ۖ a sign: جَنَّتَانِ Two gardens عَن on يَمِينٍۢ (the) right وَشِمَالٍۢ ۖ and (on the) left كُلُوا۟ Eat مِن from رِّزْقِ (the) provision رَبِّكُمْ (of) your Lord وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ and be grateful لَهُۥ ۚ to Him بَلْدَةٌۭ A land طَيِّبَةٌۭ good وَرَبٌّ and a Lord غَفُورٌۭ Oft-Forgiving ١٥

فَأَعْرَضُوا۟ But they turned away فَأَرْسَلْنَا so We sent عَلَيْهِمْ upon them سَيْلَ (the) flood ٱلْعَرِمِ (of) the dam وَبَدَّلْنَـٰهُم and We changed for them بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ their two gardens جَنَّتَيْنِ (with) two gardens ذَوَاتَىْ producing fruit أُكُلٍ producing fruit خَمْطٍۢ bitter وَأَثْلٍۢ and tamarisks وَشَىْءٍۢ and (some)thing مِّن of سِدْرٍۢ lote trees قَلِيلٍۢ few ١٦

ذَٰلِكَ That جَزَيْنَـٰهُم We recompensed them بِمَا because كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ they disbelieved وَهَلْ And not نُجَـٰزِىٓ We recompense إِلَّا except ٱلْكَفُورَ the ungrateful ١٧

وَجَعَلْنَا And We made بَيْنَهُمْ between them وَبَيْنَ and between ٱلْقُرَى the towns ٱلَّتِى which بَـٰرَكْنَا We had blessed فِيهَا in it قُرًۭى towns ظَـٰهِرَةًۭ visible وَقَدَّرْنَا And We determined فِيهَا between them ٱلسَّيْرَ ۖ the journey سِيرُوا۟ Travel فِيهَا between them لَيَالِىَ (by) night وَأَيَّامًا and (by) day ءَامِنِينَ safely ١٨

فَقَالُوا۟ But they said رَبَّنَا Our Lord بَـٰعِدْ lengthen (the distance) بَيْنَ between أَسْفَارِنَا our journeys وَظَلَمُوٓا۟ And they wronged أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ so We made them أَحَادِيثَ narrations وَمَزَّقْنَـٰهُمْ and We dispersed them كُلَّ (in) a total مُمَزَّقٍ ۚ dispersion إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) Signs لِّكُلِّ for everyone صَبَّارٍۢ patient شَكُورٍۢ (and) grateful ١٩

وَلَقَدْ And certainly صَدَّقَ found true عَلَيْهِمْ about them إِبْلِيسُ Iblis ظَنَّهُۥ his assumption فَٱتَّبَعُوهُ so they followed him إِلَّا except فَرِيقًۭا a group مِّنَ of ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ٢٠

وَمَا And not كَانَ was لَهُۥ for him عَلَيْهِم over them مِّن any سُلْطَـٰنٍ authority إِلَّا except لِنَعْلَمَ that We (might) make evident مَن who يُؤْمِنُ believes بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter مِمَّنْ from (one) who هُوَ [he] مِنْهَا about it فِى (is) in شَكٍّۢ ۗ doubt وَرَبُّكَ And your Lord عَلَىٰ over كُلِّ all شَىْءٍ things حَفِيظٌۭ (is) a Guardian ٢١

قُلِ Say ٱدْعُوا۟ Call upon ٱلَّذِينَ those whom زَعَمْتُم you claim مِّن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah لَا Not يَمْلِكُونَ they possess مِثْقَالَ (the) weight ذَرَّةٍۢ (of) an atom فِى in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَلَا and not فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَمَا and not لَهُمْ for them فِيهِمَا in both of them مِن any شِرْكٍۢ partnership وَمَا and not لَهُۥ for Him مِنْهُم from them مِّن any ظَهِيرٍۢ supporter ٢٢