The Poets (Al-Shu‘ara’) الشعراء 198–203

Surah 26 · 6 verses

198
وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَاهُ عَلَى بَعْضِ الْأَعْجَمِينَ
Had We revealed it to any one of the non-Arabs,
199
فَقَرَأَهُ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ مُؤْمِنِينَ
and he had recited it to them, they would not have believed in it.
200
كَذَلِكَ سَلَكْنَاهُ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
We have thus caused denial of truth to enter into the hearts of the sinners:
201
لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ حَتَّى يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ
they will not believe in it until they see the grievous punishment.
202
فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
It will come upon them suddenly when they are not expecting it.
203
فَيَقُولُوا هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ
Then they will exclaim, ‘Could we have some respite?’

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