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Surah 21. Al-Anbiya, Ayah 97
وَٱقْتَرَبَ ٱلْوَعْدُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِىَ شَـٰخِصَةٌ أَبْصَـٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَـٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ
Wa i qtaraba alwaAAdu al h aqqu fai tha hiya sh a khi s atun ab sa ru alla th eena kafaroo y a waylan a qad kunn a fee ghaflatin min h atha bal kunn a th a limeen a the while the true promise [of resurrection] draws close [to its fulfilment].But then, lo! the eyes of those who [in their lifetime] were bent on denying the truth will stare in horror, [and they will exclaim:] "Oh, woe unto us! We were indeed heedless of this [promise of resurrection] - nay, we were [bent on] doing evil!"95
- Mohammad Asad
and the time of fulfillment for the True Promise will draw near, then behold! The eyes of the unbelievers will fixedly stare in horror: "O woe to us! We were indeed heedless of this warning; nay we were wrongdoers."
- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
ushering in the True Promise.1 Then- behold!- the disbelievers will stare 'in horror, crying,' 'Oh, woe to us! We have truly been heedless of this. In fact, we have been wrongdoers.'
- Mustafa Khattab
And the True Promise draweth nigh; then behold them, staring wide (in terror), the eyes of those who disbelieve! (They say): Alas for us! We (lived) in forgetfulness of this. Ah, but we were wrong doers!
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Then will the True Promise draw nigh (of fulfillment): then behold! the eyes of the Unbelievers will fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! woe to us! we were indeed heedless of this; nay we truly did wrong!" 2754
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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