ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ
They all transgressed throughout the land,
فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ
spreading much corruption there.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ
So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment.1
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ
˹For˺ your Lord is truly vigilant.
فَأَمَّا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَكۡرَمَنِ
Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings, they boast, “My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!”
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
But when He tests them by limiting their provision, they protest, “My Lord has ˹undeservedly˺ humiliated me!”
كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ
Absolutely not! In fact, you are not ˹even˺ gracious to the orphan,
وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ
nor do you urge one another to feed the poor.