لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَقَدۡ خَلَتۡ سُنَّةُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
(15:13) they do not believe in it.7 This has been the wont of
people of this kind from ancient times.
people of this kind from ancient times.
وَلَوۡ فَتَحۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم بَابٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّواْ فِيهِ يَعۡرُجُونَ
(15:14) If We were even to open for them a way to the heavens, and they could
continually climb up to it in broad daylight,
continually climb up to it in broad daylight,
لَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتۡ أَبۡصَٰرُنَا بَلۡ نَحۡنُ قَوۡمٞ مَّسۡحُورُونَ
(15:15) they would still have said: "Surely our eyes have been dazzled; rather,
we have been enchanted."
we have been enchanted."
وَلَقَدۡ جَعَلۡنَا فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجٗا وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
(15:16) We have indeed set constellations in the heavens8 and
have beautified them for the beholders,9
have beautified them for the beholders,9
وَحَفِظۡنَٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ رَّجِيمٍ
(15:17) and have protected them against every accursed satan0
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ مُّبِينٞ
(15:18) save him who may eavesdrop,1 and then a bright flame
pursues him.2
pursues him.2