فَلا أُقسِمُ بِما تُبصِرونَ

So I swear by what you see.

وَما لا تُبصِرونَ

And by what you don’t see.

إِنَّهُ لَقَولُ رَسولٍ كَريمٍ

It is the speech of a respectable Messenger.

وَما هُوَ بِقَولِ شاعِرٍ ۚ قَليلًا ما تُؤمِنونَ

And it is not the speech of a poet—little do you believe.

وَلا بِقَولِ كاهِنٍ ۚ قَليلًا ما تَذَكَّرونَ

Nor the word of a soothsayer—little do you remember.

وَلَو تَقَوَّلَ عَلَينا بَعضَ الأَقاويلِ

Had he attributed some statements to Us.

لَأَخَذنا مِنهُ بِاليَمينِ

We would’ve seized him by the right hand.

ثُمَّ لَقَطَعنا مِنهُ الوَتينَ

Followed by cutting off his Lifeline.

فَما مِنكُم مِن أَحَدٍ عَنهُ حاجِزينَ

And none of you could’ve shielded him from Us.

وَإِنَّهُ لَتَذكِرَةٌ لِلمُتَّقينَ

It’s a reminder for the righteous.