Wa qaaloo law laa nuzzila haazal Quraanu 'alaa rajulim minal qaryataini 'azeem
And they said, "Why was this Quran not sent down upon a great man from [one of] the two cities?"
Ahum yaqsimoona rahmata Rabbik; Nahnu qasamnaa bainahum ma'eeshatahum fil hayaatid dunyaa wa rafa'naa ba'dahum fawqa ba'din darajaatil liyattakhiza ba'duhum ba'dan sukhriyyaa; wa rahmatu Rabbika khairum mimmaa yajma'oon
Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.
Wa law laaa any yakoonan naasu ummatanw waahidatal laja'alnaa limany yakfuru bir Rahmaani libu yootihim suqufam min fiddatinw wa ma'aarija 'alaihaa yazharoon
And if it were not that the people would become one community [of disbelievers], We would have made for those who disbelieve in the Most Merciful – for their houses – ceilings and stairways of silver upon which to mount.
Wa libu yootihim abwaabanw wa sururan 'alaihaa yattaki'oon
And for their houses – doors and couches [of silver] upon which to recline
Wa zukhrufaa; wa in kullu zaalika lammaa mataa'ul hayaatid dunyaa; wal aakhiratu 'inda Rabbika lilmuttaqeen
And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.
Wa mai ya'shu 'an zikrir Rahmaani nuqaiyid lahoo Shaitaanan fahuwa lahoo qareen
And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful – We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.
Wa innahum la yasuddoo nahum 'anis sabeeli wa yahsaboona annahum muhtadoon
And indeed, they [i.e., the devils] avert them from the way [of guidance] while they think that they are [rightly] guided
Hattaaa izaa jaaa'anaa qaala yaa laita bainee wa bainaka bu'dal mashriqaini fabi'sal qareen
Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "How I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west; and what a wretched companion."
Wa lai yanfa'akumul Yawma iz zalamtum annakum fil 'azaabi mushtarikoon
And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the punishment.
Afa anta tusmi'us summa aw tahdil 'umya wa man kaana fee dalaalim mubeen
Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muhammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?