تِلْكَ These til'ka (were) the cities l-qurā We relate naquṣṣu to you ʿalayka of min their news anbāihā And certainly walaqad came to them jāathum their Messengers rusuluhum with clear proofs bil-bayināti but not famā they were kānū to believe liyu'minū in what bimā they (had) denied kadhabū from min before qablu Thus kadhālika (has been) put a seal yaṭbaʿu (by) Allah l-lahu on ʿalā (the) hearts qulūbi (of) the disbelievers l-kāfirīna
[¡Oh, Muhámmad!] Te he relatado acerca de la gente de aquellas ciudades a las que se les presentaron sus Profetas con milagros y no les creyeron, al igual que no creían antes. Así es como Dios sella los corazones de los que rechazan la verdad.
وَمَا And not wamā We found wajadnā for most of them li-aktharihim any min covenant ʿahdin But wa-in We found wajadnā most of them aktharahum certainly, defiantly disobedient lafāsiqīna
La mayoría de ellos no cumplían sus compromisos y eran perversos.