23. Muminun · verses 66–69

قَدۡ كَانَتۡ ءَايَٰتِي تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَكُنتُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡقَٰبِكُمۡ تَنكِصُونَ

Qad kanat ayatee tutla AAalaykum fakuntum AAala aAAqabikum tankisoona

"My Signs used to be rehearsed to you, but ye used to turn back on your heels-

مُسۡتَكۡبِرِينَ بِهِۦ سَٰمِرٗا تَهۡجُرُونَ

Mustakbireena bihi samiran tahjuroona

"In arrogance: talking nonsense about the (Qur´an), like one telling fables by night."

أَفَلَمۡ يَدَّبَّرُواْ ٱلۡقَوۡلَ أَمۡ جَآءَهُم مَّا لَمۡ يَأۡتِ ءَابَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Afalam yaddabbaroo alqawla am jaahum ma lam yati abaahumu alawwaleena

Do they not ponder over the Word (of Allah), or has anything (new) come to them that did not come to their fathers of old?

أَمۡ لَمۡ يَعۡرِفُواْ رَسُولَهُمۡ فَهُمۡ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ

Am lam yaAArifoo rasoolahum fahum lahu munkiroona

Or do they not recognise their Messenger, that they deny him?