56. Vakia · verses 81–87

أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدۡهِنُونَ

Afabihatha alhadeethi antum mudhinoona

Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?

وَتَجۡعَلُونَ رِزۡقَكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ

WatajAAaloona rizqakum annakum tukaththiboona

And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?

فَلَوۡلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلۡحُلۡقُومَ

Falawla itha balaghati alhulqooma

Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,-

وَأَنتُمۡ حِينَئِذٖ تَنظُرُونَ

Waantum heenaithin tanthuroona

And ye the while (sit) looking on,-

وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَيۡهِ مِنكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبۡصِرُونَ

Wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walakin la tubsiroona

But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,-

فَلَوۡلَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ غَيۡرَ مَدِينِينَ

Falawla in kuntum ghayra madeeneena

Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,-

تَرۡجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

TarjiAAoonaha in kuntum sadiqeena

Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)?