عَلَىٰ

قَلۡبِكَ

لِتَكُونَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُنذِرِينَ

١٩٤

into your heart ˹O Prophet˺—so that you may be one of the warners—

in a clear Arabic tongue.

And it has indeed been ˹foretold˺ in the Scriptures of those before.

Was it not sufficient proof for the deniers that it has been recognized by the knowledgeable among the Children of Israel?¹

Had We revealed it to a non-Arab,

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

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

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

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

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

Do they ˹really˺ seek to hasten Our torment?