أَرَىI see المُسْتَخْدَمِينَthe officials مَشَوْاhave gone جميعاًall together
أَرَى المُسْتَخْدَمِينَ مَشَوْا جميعاً
عَلَىalong غَيْرِother than الصِّراطِthe path المُسْتَقِيمِthe straight
عَلَى غَيْرِ الصِّراطِ المُسْتَقِيمِ
I see the officials have all gone
I see the users have all walked
Along a course other than the straight path.
On other than the straight path
مَعَاشِرُa people لوْif وَلُواthey governed جَنَّاتِthe gardens of عَدْنٍEden
مَعَاشِرُ لوْ وَلُوا جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ
لَصَارَتْwould surely become منهمُbecause of them نَارَthe fire of الجَحِيمِHell
لَصَارَتْ منهمُ نَارَ الجَحِيمِ
A people who, were they to govern the gardens of Eden,
O companions, if only you would turn towards the gardens of Eden
Would turn them into the fire of Hell.
The hellfire would become of them
فمَاfor there is no مِنْany بَلْدَةِtown إلاَّexcept ومنهمُand from among them
فمَا مِنْ بَلْدَةِ إلاَّ ومنهمُ
عليهاover it كلُّevery شَيْطانٍdevil رَجِيمِaccursed
عليها كلُّ شَيْطانٍ رَجِيمِ
For there is no town but has, from among them,
So there is no city but of them
Every accursed devil ruling over it.
Upon it is every accursed devil
فلوْso if كانَwere النُّجُومُthe stars لهاagainst them رُجُوماًmissiles
فلوْ كانَ النُّجُومُ لها رُجُوماً
إنْindeed (apparently emphatic here) خَلَتِwould become empty السَّماءُthe sky مِنْof النُجُومِthe stars
إنْ خَلَتِ السَّماءُ مِنْ النُجُومِ
So, if the stars were missiles against them,
If only the stars had asteroids
The sky would indeed be emptied of stars.
When the sky is devoid of stars