Nobel Quran - English Translation
184. `And fear HIM Who created you and the earlier peoples.'
185. They said, `Thou art but a bewitched person,
186. `And thou art only a mortal like us, and we believe thee to be a liar;
187. `So cause fragments of the sky to fall on us, if thou art truthful.'
188. He said, `My Lord knows best what you do.'
189. So they rejected him. Then the punishment of the day of overshadowing gloom overtook them. That was indeed the punishment of a dreadful day.
190. In that, verily, there is a Sign; but most of these would not believe.
191. And surely thy Lord - HE is the Mighty, the Merciful.
192. And verily this Qur'an is a revelation from the Lord of all the worlds.
193. The Spirit, faithful to the trust, has descended with it
194. On thy heart, that thou mayest be a Warner,
195. In plain and clear Arabic tongue.
196. And it is surely mentioned in the scriptures of the former peoples.
197. And is it not a sufficient Sign for them that the learned among the Children of Israel know it ?
198. And if WE had sent it down to one of the non-Arabs,
199. And he had read it to them, they would never have believed in it.
200. Thus have WE caused disbelief to enter into the hearts of the sinful.
201. They will not believe in it until they see the grievous punishment.
202. Which will come upon them suddenly, while they are not aware of it.
203. And they will say, `Shall we be respited ?'
204. What ! do they seek to hasten OUR punishment ?
205. What thinkest thou that if WE let them enjoy the good things of this world for years;
206. Then there comes to them the punishment that they are promised,