Rowwad Translation Center — 325

21:36 When the disbelievers see you, they only take you in ridicule, [saying], “Is this the one who speaks ill of your gods?” while they reject even the mention of the Most Compassionate.

21:37 Man is created of haste. I will show you My signs, so do not ask Me to hasten them.

21:38 They say, “When will this promise come to pass, if you are truthful?”

21:39 If only the disbelievers knew the moment when they would be unable to ward the Fire off their faces or their backs, nor would they be helped[1].

21:40 Rather, it will come upon them suddenly and stun them; they will not be able to avert it, nor will they be given respite.

21:41 Indeed, there were messengers before you who were ridiculed, but those who mocked them were encompassed by what they used to ridicule.

21:42 Say, “Who can protect you by night and by day against the Most Compassionate?” Yet they turn away from the admonition of their Lord.

21:43 Do they have gods who can defend them against Us? They cannot even help themselves, nor will they be protected from Us.

21:44 Nevertheless, We have provided for them and their forefathers luxuries which they enjoyed for a long time. Do they not see that We gradually reduce the land from its outlying sides?[1] Is it they who will then prevail?