Sura 38: SAD (THE LETTER SAD) - Juz' 23 - Translation Qarib

مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الْآخِرَةِ إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌ ﴿۷﴾
We never heard of this in the former religion. It is nothing but an invention. (7)
أَأُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ مِنْ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِنْ ذِكْرِي بَلْ لَمَّا يَذُوقُوا عَذَابِ ﴿۸﴾
What, out of all of us, has the Remembrance been sent down to him (Prophet Muhammad)? ' No, they are doubtful about My Remembrance, no, they have not yet tasted My punishment. (8)
أَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ الْعَزِيزِ الْوَهَّابِ ﴿۹﴾
Or, have they the treasuries of the Mercy of your Lord, the Almighty, the Giving? (9)
أَمْ لَهُمْ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَلْيَرْتَقُوا فِي الْأَسْبَابِ ﴿۱۰﴾
Or, is theirs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them? Then let them ascend by (their) means! (10)
جُنْدٌ مَا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومٌ مِنَ الْأَحْزَابِ ﴿۱۱﴾
The army is defeated as (were) the confederates. (11)
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو الْأَوْتَادِ ﴿۱۲﴾
Before them the nations of Noah, Aad and Pharaoh, and he of the tentpegs belied, (12)
وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَابُ الْأَيْكَةِ أُولَئِكَ الْأَحْزَابُ ﴿۱۳﴾
Thamood, the nation of Lot and the dwellers of the Thicket such were the confederates. (13)
إِنْ كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ ﴿۱۴﴾
There was not one of those that did not belie the Messengers. Therefore, My retribution was realized. (14)
وَمَا يَنْظُرُ هَؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً مَا لَهَا مِنْ فَوَاقٍ ﴿۱۵﴾
These only wait for a single Shout for which there will be no delay. (15)
وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا عَجِّلْ لَنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ ﴿۱۶﴾
They say: 'Our Lord, hasten to us our share before the Day of Recompense. ' (16)