عَلىٰ قَلبِكَ لِتَكونَ مِنَ المُنذِرينَ
Upon your heart, so you may be among the warners.
بِلِسانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُبينٍ
In clear Arabic language.
وَإِنَّهُ لَفي زُبُرِ الأَوَّلينَ
And it was foretold in the scriptures of old.
أَوَلَم يَكُن لَهُم آيَةً أَن يَعلَمَهُ عُلَماءُ بَني إِسرائيلَ
Is it not a sign for them that the scholars among the Children of Israel recognize it?
وَلَو نَزَّلناهُ عَلىٰ بَعضِ الأَعجَمينَ
Even if We had revealed it to a foreigner.
فَقَرَأَهُ عَلَيهِم ما كانوا بِهِ مُؤمِنينَ
And he had recited it to them, they still wouldn’t have believed it.
كَذٰلِكَ سَلَكناهُ في قُلوبِ المُجرِمينَ
Thus, We caused it to enter the hearts of the criminals.
لا يُؤمِنونَ بِهِ حَتّىٰ يَرَوُا العَذابَ الأَليمَ
They won’t believe in it until they see the severe torment.
فَيَأتِيَهُم بَغتَةً وَهُم لا يَشعُرونَ
It will come upon them unexpectedly, while they are unaware.
فَيَقولوا هَل نَحنُ مُنظَرونَ
Then, they will exclaim, “Could we be given more time?”
أَفَبِعَذابِنا يَستَعجِلونَ
Are they trying to expedite Our punishment?