Surah 56 · verse 46
Al-Waqi'ah 56:46
Sign in to listenوَكَانُوا يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى الْحِنثِ الْعَظِيمِ
wa-kanu yusirrun 'ala al-hinth al-'azim
And they used to persist in the great violation,
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ
And a shade of black smoke,
Verse 44لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
Neither cool nor beneficial.
Verse 45إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,
وَكَانُوا يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى الْحِنثِ الْعَظِيمِ
And they used to persist in the great violation,
وَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
Verse 48أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ
And our forefathers [as well]?"
Verse 49قُلْ إِنَّ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ
Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, the former and the later peoples
