Para 14 Translation

15.2

رُبَمَا یَوَدُّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَوْ كَانُوْا مُسْلِمِیْنَ(2)

The disbelievers will eagerly desire that if only they had been Muslims.

15.3

ذَرْهُمْ یَاْكُلُوْا وَ یَتَمَتَّعُوْا وَ یُلْهِهِمُ الْاَمَلُ فَسَوْفَ یَعْلَمُوْنَ(3)

Leave them to eat and enjoy (life), and the hope (to live long) leads them to amusement; so, they will soon come to know.

15.4

وَ مَاۤ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْیَةٍ اِلَّا وَ لَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُوْمٌ(4)

And every town that We destroyed had a known written decree for it.

15.5

مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ اُمَّةٍ اَجَلَهَا وَ مَا یَسْتَاْخِرُوْنَ(5)

No group may advance its appointed promise nor can it fall behind.

15.6

وَ قَالُوْا یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْ نُزِّلَ عَلَیْهِ الذِّكْرُ اِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُوْنٌﭤ(6)

And they (the disbelievers) said, 'O the one upon whom the Qur'aan has been sent, you are indeed insane.'

15.7

لَوْ مَا تَاْتِیْنَا بِالْمَلٰٓىٕكَةِ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِیْنَ(7)

'Why do you not bring angels to us, if you are truthful?'

15.8

مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلٰٓىٕكَةَ اِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَ مَا كَانُـوْۤا اِذًا مُّنْظَرِیْنَ(8)

We do not send down angels in vain; and if they (angels) descend, they (the disbelievers) would hence not get any respite.

15.9

اِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَ اِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰفِظُوْنَ(9)

Indeed, We have sent down this Qur'aan, and indeed, We Ourselves are its Protector.

15.10

وَ لَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فِیْ شِیَعِ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ(10)

And We indeed sent Messengers before you to the previous nations.

15.11

وَ مَا یَاْتِیْهِمْ مِّنْ رَّسُوْلٍ اِلَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ(11)

And never does a Messenger come to them but they mock him.