فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَثَمُودَ
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فِي تَكۡذِيبٖ
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطُۢ
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
بَلۡ هُوَ قُرۡءَانٞ مَّجِيدٞ
But this is an honored Qur'an
فِي لَوۡحٖ مَّحۡفُوظِۭ
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.