185 They said: Thou art only a deluded person,

186 And thou art naught but a mortal like ourselves, and we deem thee to be a liar.

187 So cause a portion of the heaven to fall on us, if thou art truthful.

188 He said: My Lord knows best what you do.

189 But they rejected him, so the chastisement of the day of Covering overtook them. Surely it was the chastisement of a grievous day!

190 Surely there is a sign in this; yet most of them believe not.

191 And surely thy Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.

192 And surely this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

193 The Faithful Spirit has brought it,

194 On thy heart that thou mayest be a warner,

195 In plain Arabic language.

196 And surely the same is in the Scriptures of the ancients.

197 Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Children of Israel know it?

198 And if We had revealed it to any of the foreigners,

199 And he had read it to them, they would not have believed in it.

200 Thus do We cause it to enter into the hearts of the guilty.

201 They will not believe in it till they see the painful chastisement:

202 So it will come to them suddenly, while they perceive not;

203 Then they will say: Shall we be respited?

204 Do they still seek to hasten on Our chastisement?

205 Seest thou, if We let them enjoy themselves for years,

206 Then that which they are promised comes to them —

207 That which they were made to enjoy will not avail them?

208 And We destroyed no town but it had (its) warners —

209 To remind. And We are never unjust.

210 And the devils have not brought it.

211 And it behoves them not, nor have they the power to do (it).