21:1ٱقۡتَرَبَiq'taraba(Has) approachedلِلنَّاسِlilnnasifor [the] mankindحِسَابُهُمۡhisabuhumtheir accountوَهُمۡwahumwhile theyفِيfi(are) inغَفۡلَةٖghaflatinheedlessnessمُّعۡرِضُونَmu'ridunaturning away١
21:2مَاmaNotيَأۡتِيهِمyatihimcomes to themمِّنminofذِكۡرٖdhik'rina Reminderمِّنminfromرَّبِّهِمrabbihimtheir Lordمُّحۡدَثٍmuh'dathinanewإِلَّاillaexceptٱسۡتَمَعُوهُis'tama'uhuthey listen to itوَهُمۡwahumwhile theyيَلۡعَبُونَyal'abuna(are at) play٢
21:3لَاهِيَةٗlahiyatanDistractedقُلُوبُهُمۡۗqulubuhumtheir heartsوَأَسَرُّواْwa-asarruAnd they concealٱلنَّجۡوَىal-najwathe private conversationٱلَّذِينَalladhinathose whoظَلَمُواْzalamu[they] wrongedهَلۡhalIsهَٰذَآhadhathisإِلَّاillaexceptبَشَرٞbasharuna human beingمِّثۡلُكُمۡۖmith'lukumlike youأَفَتَأۡتُونَafatatunaSo would you approachٱلسِّحۡرَal-sih'rathe magicوَأَنتُمۡwa-antumwhile youتُبۡصِرُونَtub'sirunasee (it)٣
21:4قَالَqalaHe saidرَبِّيrabbiMy Lordيَعۡلَمُya'lamuknowsٱلۡقَوۡلَal-qawlathe wordفِيfiinٱلسَّمَآءِal-samaithe heavensوَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖwal-ardiand the earthوَهُوَwahuwaAnd Heٱلسَّمِيعُal-sami'u(is) the All-Hearerٱلۡعَلِيمُal-'alimuthe All-Knower٤
21:5بَلۡbalNayقَالُوٓاْqaluthey sayأَضۡغَٰثُadghathuMuddledأَحۡلَٰمِۭahlamindreamsبَلِbalinayٱفۡتَرَىٰهُif'tarahuhe (has) invented itبَلۡbalnayهُوَhuwaheشَاعِرٞsha'irun(is) a poetفَلۡيَأۡتِنَاfalyatinaSo let him bring usبِـَٔايَةٖbiayatina signكَمَآkamalike whatأُرۡسِلَur'silawas sentٱلۡأَوَّلُونَal-awaluna(to) the former٥
21:6مَآmaNotءَامَنَتۡamanatbelievedقَبۡلَهُمqablahumbefore themمِّنminanyقَرۡيَةٍqaryatintownأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَآۖahlaknahawhich We destroyedأَفَهُمۡafahumso will theyيُؤۡمِنُونَyu'minunabelieve٦
21:7وَمَآwamaAnd notأَرۡسَلۡنَاarsalnaWe sentقَبۡلَكَqablakabefore youإِلَّاillaexceptرِجَالٗاrijalanmenنُّوحِيٓnuhiWe revealedإِلَيۡهِمۡۖilayhimto themفَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْfasaluSo askأَهۡلَahla(the) peopleٱلذِّكۡرِal-dhik'ri(of) the Reminderإِنinifكُنتُمۡkuntumyouلَاla(do) notتَعۡلَمُونَta'lamunaknow٧
21:8وَمَاwamaAnd notجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡja'alnahumWe made themجَسَدٗاjasadanbodiesلَّاlanotيَأۡكُلُونَyakulunaeatingٱلطَّعَامَal-ta'amathe foodوَمَاwamaand notكَانُواْkanuthey wereخَٰلِدِينَkhalidinaimmortals٨
21:9ثُمَّthummaThenصَدَقۡنَٰهُمُsadaqnahumuWe fulfilled (for) themٱلۡوَعۡدَal-wa'dathe promiseفَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُمۡfa-anjaynahumand We saved themوَمَنwamanand whomنَّشَآءُnashauWe willedوَأَهۡلَكۡنَاwa-ahlaknaand We destroyedٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَal-mus'rifinathe transgressors٩
21:10لَقَدۡlaqadIndeedأَنزَلۡنَآanzalnaWe (have) sent downإِلَيۡكُمۡilaykumto youكِتَٰبٗاkitabana Bookفِيهِfihiin itذِكۡرُكُمۡۚdhik'rukum(is) your mentionأَفَلَاafalaThen will notتَعۡقِلُونَta'qilunayou use reason١٠