وَالَّذِي قَالَ لِوَالِدَيْهِ أُفٍّ لَّكُمَا أَتَعِدَانِنِي أَنْ أُخْرَجَ وَقَدْ خَلَتِ الْقُرُونُ مِن قَبْلِي وَهُمَا يَسْتَغِيثَانِ اللَّهَ وَيْلَكَ آمِنْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَيَقُولُ مَا هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ ١٧

But he who says to his parents: "Fie upon you both! Do you hold out the promise to me that I shall be raised up (again) when generations before me have passed away (without rising)?" While they (father and mother) invoke Allah for help (and rebuke their son): "Woe to you! Believe! Verily, the Promise of Allah is true." But he says: "This is nothing but the tales of the ancient."

وَالَّذِي قَالَ لِوَالِدَيْهِ

But he who says to his parents:

أُفٍّ لَّكُمَا

"Fie upon you both!"

أَتَعِدَانِنِي أَنْ أُخْرَجَ

Do you hold out the promise to me that I shall be raised up (again)

وَقَدْ خَلَتِ الْقُرُونُ مِن قَبْلِي

when generations before me have passed away (without rising)?

وَهُمَا يَسْتَغِيثَانِ اللَّهَ

While they (father and mother) invoke Allah for help

وَيْلَكَ آمِنْ

(and rebuke their son): "Woe to you! Believe!

إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ

Verily, the Promise of Allah is true."

فَيَقُولُ

But he says:

مَا هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

"This is nothing but the tales of the ancient."

أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ فِي أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا خَاسِرِينَ ١٨

They are those against whom the Word (of torment) is justified among the previous generations of jinns and mankind that have passed away. Verily! They are ever the losers.

أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ

They are those

حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ

against whom the Word (of torment) is justified

فِي أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِم

among the previous generations

مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ ۖ

of jinns and mankind

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا خَاسِرِينَ

Verily! They are ever the losers.

وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَاتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوا ۖ وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ١٩

And for all, there will be degrees according to that which they did, that He (Allah) may recompense them in full for their deeds. And they will not be wronged.

وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَاتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوا ۖ

And for all, there will be degrees according to that which they did

وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ

that He (Allah) may recompense them in full for their deeds

وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

And they will not be wronged