Surah 26 · verse 201
Ash-Shu'ara 26:201
Sign in to listenلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ
la yu'minun bihi hatta yaraw al-'adhab al-alim
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ الْأَعْجَمِينَ
And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners
Verse 199فَقَرَأَهُ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ مُؤْمِنِينَ
And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it.
Verse 200كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَاهُ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
Thus have We inserted disbelief into the hearts of the criminals.
لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.
Verse 203فَيَقُولُوا هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ
And they will say, "May we be reprieved?"
Verse 204أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
So for Our punishment are they impatient?
