أَفَمَنْ Then is (one) who afaman founded assasa his building bun'yānahu on ʿalā righteousness taqwā from mina Allah l-lahi and (His) pleasure wariḍ'wānin better khayrun or am (one) who man founded assasa his building bun'yānahu on ʿalā edge shafā (of) a cliff jurufin (about to) collapse hārin so it collapsed fa-in'hāra with him bihi in fī (the) Fire nāri (of) Hell jahannama And Allah wal-lahu (does) not lā guide yahdī the wrongdoing people l-qawma the wrongdoing people l-ẓālimīna
¿Acaso no es mejor quien construye sobre la base de la piedad y la complacencia de Dios que quien construye sobre un acantilado arenoso a punto de desplomarse, que pronto precipitará a sus constructores al Infierno? Dios no guía a los opresores.
لَا Not lā (will) cease yazālu their building bun'yānuhumu which alladhī they built banaw a (cause of) doubt rībatan in fī their hearts qulūbihim except illā that an (are) cut into pieces taqaṭṭaʿa their hearts qulūbuhum And Allah wal-lahu (is) All-Knower ʿalīmun All-Wise ḥakīmun
La mezquita que construyeron no dejará de sembrar dudas e hipocresía [entre los incrédulos] hasta que sus corazones se detengan. Dios lo sabe todo, es Sabio.