ثُلَّةٞ

مِّنَ

ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

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˹who will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations

and a multitude from later generations.

And the people of the left—how ˹miserable˺ will they be!

˹They will be˺ in scorching heat and boiling water,

in the shade of black smoke,

neither cool nor refreshing.

Indeed, before this ˹torment˺ they were spoiled by luxury,

and persisted in the worst of sin.¹

They used to ask ˹mockingly˺, “When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?

And our forefathers as well?”

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Most certainly, earlier and later generations

will surely be gathered ˹together˺ for the appointed Day.