Verse 26:204 in Context
Translator
Abdel Haleem
200
كَذَ ٰلِكَ سَلَكۡنَـٰهُ فِی قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ ٢٠٠
kadhālika salaknāhu fī qulūbi l-muj'rimīn
So We make it pass straight through the hearts of the guilty
201
لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ یَرَوُا۟ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِیمَ ٢٠١
lā yu'minūna bihi ḥattā yarawū l-ʿadhāba l-alīm
they will not believe in it until they see the grievous torment
202
فَیَأۡتِیَهُم بَغۡتَةࣰ وَهُمۡ لَا یَشۡعُرُونَ ٢٠٢
fayatiyahum baghtatan wahum lā yashʿurūn
which will suddenly hit them when they are not expecting it
203
فَیَقُولُوا۟ هَلۡ نَحۡنُ مُنظَرُونَ ٢٠٣
fayaqūlū hal naḥnu munẓarūn
and then they will say, ‘Can we have more time?’
204
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا یَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ ٢٠٤
afabiʿadhābinā yastaʿjilūn
How can they ask that Our punishment be brought to them sooner
205
أَفَرَءَیۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَـٰهُمۡ سِنِینَ ٢٠٥
afara-ayta in mattaʿnāhum sinīn
Think, if we let them enjoy this life for some year
206
ثُمَّ جَاۤءَهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ یُوعَدُونَ ٢٠٦
thumma jāahum mā kānū yūʿadūn
and then the promised torment came upon them
207
مَاۤ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ یُمَتَّعُونَ ٢٠٧
mā aghnā ʿanhum mā kānū yumattaʿūn
what good would their past enjoyment be to them
208
وَمَاۤ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡیَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ ٢٠٨
wamā ahlaknā min qaryatin illā lahā mundhirūn
Never have We destroyed a town without sending down messengers to warn it
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