Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali, Muhammad Muhsin Khan — 375

26:184 184. "And fear Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old."

26:185 185. They said: "You are only one of those bewitched!

26:186 186. "You are but a human being like us and verily, we think that you are one of the liars!

26:187 187. "So cause a piece of the heaven to fall on us, if you are of the truthful!"

26:188 188. He said: "My Lord is the Best Knower of what you do."

26:189 189. But they belied him, so the torment of the day of shadow (a gloomy cloud) seized them. Indeed that was the torment of a Great Day.

26:190 190. Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

26:191 191. And verily your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

26:192 192. And truly, this (the Qur’ân) is a revelation from the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists),

26:193 193. Which the trustworthy Rûh [Jibrîl (Gabriel)] has brought down

26:194 194. Upon your heart (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) that you may be (one) of the warners,

26:195 195. In the plain Arabic language.

26:196 196. And verily, it (the Qur’ân, and its revelation to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is (announced) in the Scriptures [i.e. the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] of former people.

26:197 197. Is it not a sign to them that the learned scholars (like ‘Abdullâh bin Salâm رضي الله عنه who embraced Islâm)[3] of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)?

26:198 198. And if We had revealed it (this Qur’ân) unto any of the non-Arabs,

26:199 199. And he had recited it unto them, they would not have believed in it.

26:200 200. Thus have We caused it (the denial of the Qur’ân) to enter the hearts of the Mûjrimûn (criminals, polytheists, sinners).

26:201 201. They will not believe in it until they see the painful torment.

26:202 202. It shall come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not.

26:203 203. Then they will say: "Can we be respited?"

26:204 204. Would they then wish for Our Torment to be hastened on?

26:205 205. Tell Me, (even) if We do let them enjoy for years,

26:206 206. And afterwards comes to them that (punishment) which they had been promised,