وَهُوَwahuwaAnd Heالَّذ۪يalladhī(is) the One Whoجَعَلَكُمْjaʿalakum(has) made youخَلَٓائِفَkhalāifasuccessorsالْاَرْضِl-arḍi(of) the earthوَرَفَعَwarafaʿaand raisedبَعْضَكُمْbaʿḍakumsome of youفَوْقَfawqaaboveبَعْضٍbaʿḍinothersدَرَجَاتٍdarajātin(in) ranksلِيَبْلُوَكُمْliyabluwakumso that He may test youف۪يfīinمَٓاmāwhatاٰتٰيكُمْۜātākumHe has given youاِنَّinnaIndeedرَبَّكَrabbakayour Lordسَر۪يعُsarīʿu(is) swiftالْعِقَابِۘl-ʿiqābi(in) the punishmentوَاِنَّهُwa-innahuand indeed, He (is)لَغَفُورٌlaghafūrun[certainly], Oft-Forgivingرَح۪يمٌraḥīmunMost MercifulHe is the One who made you successors on earth, and He raised some of you over others in grades, to test you with what He had given you. Your Lord is quick to punishment, and He is Forgiving, Compassionate.