وَإِن يَرَوا آيَةً يُعرِضوا وَيَقولوا سِحرٌ مُستَمِرٌّ

And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."

وَكَذَّبوا وَاتَّبَعوا أَهواءَهُم ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمرٍ مُستَقِرٌّ

And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.

وَلَقَد جاءَهُم مِنَ الأَنباءِ ما فيهِ مُزدَجَرٌ

And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence -

حِكمَةٌ بالِغَةٌ ۖ فَما تُغنِ النُّذُرُ

Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].

فَتَوَلَّ عَنهُم ۘ يَومَ يَدعُ الدّاعِ إِلىٰ شَيءٍ نُكُرٍ

So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,

مُهطِعينَ إِلَى الدّاعِ ۖ يَقولُ الكافِرونَ هـٰذا يَومٌ عَسِرٌ

Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."

كَذَّبَت قَبلَهُم قَومُ نوحٍ فَكَذَّبوا عَبدَنا وَقالوا مَجنونٌ وَازدُجِرَ

The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.

فَدَعا رَبَّهُ أَنّي مَغلوبٌ فَانتَصِر

So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."

فَفَتَحنا أَبوابَ السَّماءِ بِماءٍ مُنهَمِرٍ

Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down

وَفَجَّرنَا الأَرضَ عُيونًا فَالتَقَى الماءُ عَلىٰ أَمرٍ قَد قُدِرَ

And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.