وَيَومَ تَقومُ السّاعَةُ يُقسِمُ المُجرِمونَ ما لَبِثوا غَيرَ ساعَةٍ ۚ كَذٰلِكَ كانوا يُؤفَكونَ
On the Day when the Hour arrives, the criminals will swear they remained only an hour; thus are they deluded.
وَقالَ الَّذينَ أوتُوا العِلمَ وَالإيمانَ لَقَد لَبِثتُم في كِتابِ اللَّهِ إِلىٰ يَومِ البَعثِ ۖ فَهـٰذا يَومُ البَعثِ وَلـٰكِنَّكُم كُنتُم لا تَعلَمونَ
Those given knowledge and faith will say, “According to God’s decree, you remained until Resurrection Day. This is the Day of Resurrection, but you were unaware.”
فَيَومَئِذٍ لا يَنفَعُ الَّذينَ ظَلَموا مَعذِرَتُهُم وَلا هُم يُستَعتَبونَ
On that Day, the excuses of those who did wrong won’t benefit them, nor will they be permitted to make amends.
وَلَقَد ضَرَبنا لِلنّاسِ في هـٰذَا القُرآنِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ ۚ وَلَئِن جِئتَهُم بِآيَةٍ لَيَقولَنَّ الَّذينَ كَفَروا إِن أَنتُم إِلّا مُبطِلونَ
In this Quran, We present various parables for people. Yet, regardless of what verse you offer them, the unbelievers will say, “You are just making things up.”
كَذٰلِكَ يَطبَعُ اللَّهُ عَلىٰ قُلوبِ الَّذينَ لا يَعلَمونَ
Thus God seals the hearts of those who don’t know.
فَاصبِر إِنَّ وَعدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ ۖ وَلا يَستَخِفَّنَّكَ الَّذينَ لا يوقِنونَ
So be patient; the promise of God is truth. And let not those who lack certainty discourage you.