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!

إِلىٰ فِرعَونَ وَمَلَئِهِ فَاستَكبَروا وَكانوا قَومًا عالينَ

To Pharaoh and his aristocracy, they reacted with arrogance and superiority.

فَقالوا أَنُؤمِنُ لِبَشَرَينِ مِثلِنا وَقَومُهُما لَنا عابِدونَ

They said, “Are we to believe in two men like us, while their people serve us as slaves?”

فَكَذَّبوهُما فَكانوا مِنَ المُهلَكينَ

Thus, they rejected them both and were consequently doomed to destruction.

وَلَقَد آتَينا موسَى الكِتابَ لَعَلَّهُم يَهتَدونَ

We gave Moses the Scripture, so they may be guided.

وَجَعَلنَا ابنَ مَريَمَ وَأُمَّهُ آيَةً وَآوَيناهُما إِلىٰ رَبوَةٍ ذاتِ قَرارٍ وَمَعينٍ

And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign, and We sheltered them on a plateau with security and flowing springs.