لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ

For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work.

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Is that [i.e., Paradise] a better accommodation or the tree of zaqq´m?

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Indeed, We have made it a torment for the wrongdoers.

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Indeed, it is a tree issuing from the bottom of the Hellfire,

طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.

فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ

And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ

Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire.

إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ

Indeed they found their fathers astray.

فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ

So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.

وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

And We had already sent among them warners.

فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

Then look how was the end of those who were warned –

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

But not the chosen servants of AllŒh.

وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ

And Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders.

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

And We saved him and his family from the great affliction.

وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ

And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

And left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٖ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

"Peace upon Noah among the worlds."

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Then We drowned the others [i.e., disbelievers].

۞وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

And indeed, among his kind was Abraham,

إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٍ

When he came to his Lord with a sound heart

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

[And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?

أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةٗ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

Is it falsehood [as] gods other than AllŒh you desire?

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Then what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds?"

فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ

And he cast a look at the stars.

فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٞ

And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill."

فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ

So they turned away from him, departing.