And that we used to sit in some of the sitting - places thereof to steal a hearing, but he who would (try to) listen now would find a flame lying in wait for him:
Arabic
وأنا كنا نقعد منها مقاعد للسمع ۖ فمن يستمع الآن يجد له شهابا رصدا
Transliteration
Waanna kunna naqAAudu minha maqaAAida lilssamAAi faman yastamiAAi alana yajid lahu shihaban rasadan
Shakir
And that we know not whether evil is meant for those who are on earth or whether their Lord means to bring them good:
Arabic
وأنا لا ندري أشر أريد بمن في الأرض أم أراد بهم ربهم رشدا
Transliteration
Waanna la nadree asharrun oreeda biman fee alardi am arada bihim rabbuhum rashadan
Shakir
And that some of us are good and others of us are below that: we are sects following different ways:
Arabic
وأنا منا الصالحون ومنا دون ذلك ۖ كنا طرائق قددا
Transliteration
Waanna minna alssalihoona waminna doona thalika kunnataraiqa qidadan
Shakir
And that we know that we cannot escape Allah in the earth, nor can we escape Him by flight:
Arabic
وأنا ظننا أن لن نعجز الله في الأرض ولن نعجزه هربا
Transliteration
Wannathananna an lan nuAAjiza Allaha fee alardi walan nuAAjizahu haraban
Shakir
And that when we heard the guidance, we believed in it; so whoever believes in his Lord, he should neither fear loss nor being overtaken (by disgrace):
Arabic
وأنا لما سمعنا الهدى آمنا به ۖ فمن يؤمن بربه فلا يخاف بخسا ولا رهقا
And that some of us are those who submit, and some of us are the deviators; so whoever submits, these aim at the right way:
Arabic
وأنا منا المسلمون ومنا القاسطون ۖ فمن أسلم فأولئك تحروا رشدا
Transliteration
Waanna minna almuslimoona waminna alqasitoona faman aslama faolaika taharraw rashadan
Shakir
And as to the deviators, they are fuel of hell:
Arabic
وأما القاسطون فكانوا لجهنم حطبا
Transliteration
Waama alqasitoona fakanoo lijahannama hataban
Shakir
And that if they should keep to the (right) way, We would certainly give them to drink of abundant water,
Arabic
وأن لو استقاموا على الطريقة لأسقيناهم ماء غدقا
Transliteration
Waallawi istaqamoo AAala alttareeqati laasqaynahum maan ghadaqan
Shakir
So that We might try them with respect to it; and whoever turns aside from the reminder of his Lord, He will make him enter into an afflicting chastisement:
Arabic
لنفتنهم فيه ۚ ومن يعرض عن ذكر ربه يسلكه عذابا صعدا
Say: I only call upon my Lord, and I do not associate any one with Him.
Arabic
قل إنما أدعو ربي ولا أشرك به أحدا
Transliteration
Qul innama adAAoo rabbee wala oshriku bihi ahadan
Shakir
Say: I do not control for you evil or good.
Arabic
قل إني لا أملك لكم ضرا ولا رشدا
Transliteration
Qul innee la amliku lakum darran wala rashadan
Shakir
Say: Surely no one can protect me against Allah, nor can I find besides Him any place of refuge:
Arabic
قل إني لن يجيرني من الله أحد ولن أجد من دونه ملتحدا
Transliteration
Qul innee lan yujeeranee mina Allahi ahadun walan ajida min doonihi multahadan
Shakir
(It is) only a delivering (of communications) from Allah and His messages; and whoever disobeys Allah and His Apostle surely he shall have the fire of hell to abide therein for a long time.
Arabic
إلا بلاغا من الله ورسالاته ۚ ومن يعص الله ورسوله فإن له نار جهنم خالدين فيها أبدا
Transliteration
Illa balaghan mina Allahi warisalatihi waman yaAAsi Allaha warasoolahu fainna lahu nara jahannama khalideena feeha abadan
Shakir
Until when they see what they are threatened with, then shall they know who is weaker in helpers and fewer in number.
Arabic
حتى إذا رأوا ما يوعدون فسيعلمون من أضعف ناصرا وأقل عددا
Transliteration
Hatta itha raaw ma yooAAadoona fasayaAAlamoona man adAAafu nasiran waaqallu AAadadan
Shakir
Say: I do not know whether that with which you are threatened be nigh or whether my Lord will appoint for it a term:
Arabic
قل إن أدري أقريب ما توعدون أم يجعل له ربي أمدا
Transliteration
Qul in adree aqareebun ma tooAAadoona am yajAAalu lahu rabbee amadan
Shakir
The Knower of the unseen! so He does not reveal His secrets to any,
Arabic
عالم الغيب فلا يظهر على غيبه أحدا
Transliteration
AAalimu alghaybi fala yuthhiru AAala ghaybihi ahadan
Shakir
Except to him whom He chooses as an apostle; for surely He makes a guard to march before him and after him,
Arabic
إلا من ارتضى من رسول فإنه يسلك من بين يديه ومن خلفه رصدا
Transliteration
Illa mani irtada min rasoolin fainnahu yasluku min bayni yadayhi wamin khalfihi rasadan
Shakir
So that He may know that they have truly delivered the messages of their Lord, and He encompasses what is with them and He records the number of all things.
Arabic
ليعلم أن قد أبلغوا رسالات ربهم وأحاط بما لديهم وأحصى كل شيء عددا
Transliteration
LiyaAAlama an qad ablaghoo risalati rabbihim waahata bima ladayhim waahsa kulla shayin AAadadan