وَلَقَدْ And indeed جَآءَكُمْ came to you يُوسُفُ Yusuf مِن before قَبْلُ before بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ with clear proofs فَمَا but not زِلْتُمْ you ceased فِى in شَكٍّۢ doubt مِّمَّا about what جَآءَكُم he brought to you بِهِۦ ۖ [with it] حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when هَلَكَ he died قُلْتُمْ you said لَن Never يَبْعَثَ will Allah raise ٱللَّهُ will Allah raise مِنۢ after him بَعْدِهِۦ after him رَسُولًۭا ۚ a Messenger كَذَٰلِكَ Thus يُضِلُّ Allah lets go astray ٱللَّهُ Allah lets go astray مَنْ who هُوَ [he] مُسْرِفٌۭ (is) a transgressor مُّرْتَابٌ a doubter ٣٤

ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يُجَـٰدِلُونَ dispute فِىٓ concerning ءَايَـٰتِ (the) Signs ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah بِغَيْرِ without سُلْطَـٰنٍ any authority أَتَىٰهُمْ ۖ (having) come to them كَبُرَ (it) is greatly مَقْتًا hateful عِندَ near Allah ٱللَّهِ near Allah وَعِندَ and near ٱلَّذِينَ those ءَامَنُوا۟ ۚ who believe كَذَٰلِكَ Thus يَطْبَعُ Allah sets a seal ٱللَّهُ Allah sets a seal عَلَىٰ over كُلِّ every قَلْبِ heart مُتَكَبِّرٍۢ (of) an arrogant جَبَّارٍۢ tyrant ٣٥

وَقَالَ And said فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun يَـٰهَـٰمَـٰنُ O Haman ٱبْنِ Construct لِى for me صَرْحًۭا a tower لَّعَلِّىٓ that I may أَبْلُغُ reach ٱلْأَسْبَـٰبَ the ways ٣٦

أَسْبَـٰبَ (The) ways ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (to) the heavens فَأَطَّلِعَ so I may look إِلَىٰٓ at إِلَـٰهِ (the) God مُوسَىٰ (of) Musa وَإِنِّى and indeed, I لَأَظُنُّهُۥ [I] surely think him كَـٰذِبًۭا ۚ (to be) a liar وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus زُيِّنَ was made fair-seeming لِفِرْعَوْنَ to Firaun سُوٓءُ (the) evil عَمَلِهِۦ (of) his deed وَصُدَّ and he was averted عَنِ from ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۚ the way وَمَا And not كَيْدُ (was the) plot فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun إِلَّا except فِى in تَبَابٍۢ ruin ٣٧

وَقَالَ And said ٱلَّذِىٓ the one who ءَامَنَ believed يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people ٱتَّبِعُونِ Follow me أَهْدِكُمْ I will guide you سَبِيلَ (to the) way ٱلرَّشَادِ the right ٣٨

يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people إِنَّمَا Only هَـٰذِهِ this ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world مَتَـٰعٌۭ (is) enjoyment وَإِنَّ and indeed ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ the Hereafter هِىَ it دَارُ (is the) home ٱلْقَرَارِ (of) settlement ٣٩

مَنْ Whoever عَمِلَ does سَيِّئَةًۭ an evil فَلَا then not يُجْزَىٰٓ he will be recompensed إِلَّا but مِثْلَهَا ۖ (the) like thereof وَمَنْ and whoever عَمِلَ does صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous (deeds) مِّن of ذَكَرٍ male أَوْ or أُنثَىٰ female وَهُوَ while he مُؤْمِنٌۭ (is) a believer فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those يَدْخُلُونَ will enter ٱلْجَنَّةَ Paradise يُرْزَقُونَ they will be given provision فِيهَا in it بِغَيْرِ without حِسَابٍۢ account ٤٠