Al-Anbiya'
ٱقۡتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمۡ وَهُمۡ فِي غَفۡلَةٖ مُّعۡرِضُونَ
(21:1) The time of people's reckoning has drawn near,1 and yet
they turn aside in heedlessness.2
they turn aside in heedlessness.2
مَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسۡتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمۡ يَلۡعَبُونَ
(21:2) Whenever any fresh admonition3 comes to them from their
Lord they barely heed it and remain immersed in play,4
Lord they barely heed it and remain immersed in play,4
لَاهِيَةٗ قُلُوبُهُمۡۗ وَأَسَرُّواْ ٱلنَّجۡوَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ هَلۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُكُمۡۖ أَفَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلسِّحۡرَ وَأَنتُمۡ تُبۡصِرُونَ
(21:3) their hearts being set on other concerns. The wrong-doers whisper
to one another: "This person is no more than a mortal like yourselves. Will
you, then, be enchanted by sorcery while you see?"5
to one another: "This person is no more than a mortal like yourselves. Will
you, then, be enchanted by sorcery while you see?"5
قَالَ رَبِّي يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡقَوۡلَ فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
(21:4) He said: "My Lord knows well all that is spoken in the heavens and
the earth. He is All-Hearing, All- Knowing."6
the earth. He is All-Hearing, All- Knowing."6