37. Safat · verses 10–19

إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ

Illa man khatifa alkhatfata faatbaAAahu shihabun thaqibun

Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٖ لَّازِبِۭ

Faistaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqna inna khalaqnahum min teenin lazibin

Just ask their opinion: are they the more difficult to create, or the (other) beings We have created? Them have We created out of a sticky clay!

بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ

Bal AAajibta wayaskharoona

Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule,

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ

Waitha thukkiroo la yathkuroona

And, when they are admonished, pay no heed,-

وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ

Waitha raaw ayatan yastaskhiroona

And, when they see a Sign, turn it to mockery,

وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ

Waqaloo in hatha illa sihrun mubeenun

And say, "This is nothing but evident sorcery!

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

Aitha mitna wakunna turaban waAAithaman ainna lamabAAoothoona

"What! when we die, and become dust and bones, shall we (then) be raised up (again)

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

Awaabaona alawwaloona

"And also our fathers of old?"

قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ

Qul naAAam waantum dakhiroona

Say thou: "Yea, and ye shall then be humiliated (on account of your evil)."

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ

Fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun faitha hum yanthuroona

Then it will be a single (compelling) cry; and behold, they will begin to see!