Rowwad Translation Center — 322

21:1 The reckoning of the people has drawn near, yet they are turning away heedlessly.

21:2 Whenever new revelation comes to them from their Lord, they listen to it in jest,

21:3 with their hearts heedless. The wrongdoers whisper to one another in secret, “Is this but a human being just like yourselves? Will you then follow his magic, although you openly see?”

21:4 He said, “My Lord knows every word spoken in the heavens and earth, for He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”

21:5 Yet they say, “This [Qur’an] is a set of jumbled dreams! Rather, he has fabricated it! Rather, he is a poet! So let him bring us a sign just as the earlier messengers were sent with[1].”

21:6 Not a single town We destroyed before them had believed[1]. Will they then believe?

21:7 We did not send before you [O Prophet] except men to whom We gave a revelation, so [O people] ask the People of the Scriptures if you do not know.

21:8 We did not give them bodies that needed no food[1], nor were they immortal.

21:9 Then We fulfilled Our promise to them: We saved them[1] and those whom We willed, and destroyed those who transgressed all bounds.

21:10 We have sent down to you [O people] a Book in which there is honor for you[1]. Do you not then understand?