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who would then recite it to the deniers ˹in fluent Arabic˺, still they would not have believed in it!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And he had recited it to them [perfectly],1 they would [still] not have been believers in it.

— Saheeh International

This is how We allow denial ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Thus have We inserted it [i.e., disbelief] into the hearts of the criminals.

— Saheeh International

They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.

— Saheeh International

which will take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.

— Saheeh International

Then they will cry, “Can we be allowed more time?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And they will say, "May we be reprieved?"

— Saheeh International

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Do they ˹really˺ seek to hasten Our torment?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So for Our punishment are they impatient?

— Saheeh International

Imagine ˹O Prophet˺ if We allowed them enjoyment for years,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years

— Saheeh International

then there came to them what they had been threatened with:

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And then there came to them that which they were promised?

— Saheeh International

would that enjoyment be of any benefit to them ˹at all˺?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided.

— Saheeh International

We have never destroyed a society without warners

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners

— Saheeh International

to remind ˹them˺, for We would never wrong ˹anyone˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.

— Saheeh International

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