هَيهاتَ هَيهاتَ لِما توعَدونَ
Far-fetched, far-fetched is what you’re promised.
إِن هِيَ إِلّا حَياتُنَا الدُّنيا نَموتُ وَنَحيا وَما نَحنُ بِمَبعوثينَ
Our life is only this present existence; we live, die, and won’t be resurrected.
إِن هُوَ إِلّا رَجُلٌ افتَرىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا وَما نَحنُ لَهُ بِمُؤمِنينَ
He is just a man inventing lies about God, and we’re not going to believe in him.”
قالَ رَبِّ انصُرني بِما كَذَّبونِ
He pleaded, “My Lord, assist me, because they have denied me.”
قالَ عَمّا قَليلٍ لَيُصبِحُنَّ نادِمينَ
He replied, “In a little while, they will be regretful.”
فَأَخَذَتهُمُ الصَّيحَةُ بِالحَقِّ فَجَعَلناهُم غُثاءً ۚ فَبُعدًا لِلقَومِ الظّالِمينَ
The blast justly overtook them, reducing them to ruins. Thus, the wrongdoers were no more.
ثُمَّ أَنشَأنا مِن بَعدِهِم قُرونًا آخَرينَ
Then, after them, We raised up other generations.
ما تَسبِقُ مِن أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَها وَما يَستَأخِرونَ
No nation can advance its term, nor delay it.
ثُمَّ أَرسَلنا رُسُلَنا تَترىٰ ۖ كُلَّ ما جاءَ أُمَّةً رَسولُها كَذَّبوهُ ۚ فَأَتبَعنا بَعضَهُم بَعضًا وَجَعَلناهُم أَحاديثَ ۚ فَبُعدًا لِقَومٍ لا يُؤمِنونَ
We sent Our messengers in succession. Whenever a messenger came to his people, they denied him, branding him a liar. So, We made them follow each other, turning them into tales of the past. So, away with those who refuse to believe!
ثُمَّ أَرسَلنا موسىٰ وَأَخاهُ هارونَ بِآياتِنا وَسُلطانٍ مُبينٍ
Then, We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs and a clear authority.
إِلىٰ فِرعَونَ وَمَلَئِهِ فَاستَكبَروا وَكانوا قَومًا عالينَ
To Pharaoh and his aristocracy, they reacted with arrogance and superiority.