74. Mudethir · verses 46–53

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Wakunna nukaththibu biyawmi alddeeni

"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلۡيَقِينُ

Hatta atana alyaqeenu

"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمۡ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ

Fama tanfaAAuhum shafaAAatu alshshafiAAeena

Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.

فَمَا لَهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلتَّذۡكِرَةِ مُعۡرِضِينَ

Fama lahum AAani alttathkirati muAArideena

Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?-

كَأَنَّهُمۡ حُمُرٞ مُّسۡتَنفِرَةٞ

Kaannahum humurun mustanfiratun

As if they were affrighted asses,

فَرَّتۡ مِن قَسۡوَرَةِۭ

Farrat min qaswaratin

Fleeing from a lion!

بَلۡ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُؤۡتَىٰ صُحُفٗا مُّنَشَّرَةٗ

Bal yureedu kullu imriin minhum an yuta suhufan munashsharatan

Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!

كـَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَ

Kalla bal la yakhafoona alakhirata

By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,