174 So turn away from them till a time,

175 And watch them, they too will see.

176 Would they hasten on Our chastisement?

177 So when it descends in their court, evil will be the morning of the warned ones.

178 And turn away from them till a time,

179 And watch, for they too will see.

180 Glory be to thy Lord, the Lord of Might, above what they describe!

181 And peace be to those sent!

182 And praise be to Allāh, the Lord of the worlds!

Chapter 38 Ṣād

1 Truthful God! By the Qur’ān, possessing eminence!

2 Nay, those who disbelieve are in self-exaltation and opposition.

3 How many a generation We destroyed before them, then they cried when there was no longer time for escape!

4 And they wonder that a warner from among themselves has come to them, and the disbelievers say: This is an enchanter, a liar.

5 Makes he the gods a single God? Surely this is a strange thing.

6 And the chiefs among them say: Go and steadily adhere to your gods: surely this is a thing intended.

7 We never heard of this in the former faith: this is nothing but a forgery.

8 Has the Reminder been revealed to him from among us? Nay, they are in doubt as to My Reminder. Nay, they have not yet tasted My chastisement.

9 Or, have they the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Great Giver?

10 Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them theirs? Then let them rise higher in means.