عَلىٰ قَلبِكَ لِتَكونَ مِنَ المُنذِرينَ

Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners -

بِلِسانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُبينٍ

In a clear Arabic language.

وَإِنَّهُ لَفي زُبُرِ الأَوَّلينَ

And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.

أَوَلَم يَكُن لَهُم آيَةً أَن يَعلَمَهُ عُلَماءُ بَني إِسرائيلَ

And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?

وَلَو نَزَّلناهُ عَلىٰ بَعضِ الأَعجَمينَ

And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners

كَذٰلِكَ سَلَكناهُ في قُلوبِ المُجرِمينَ

Thus have We inserted disbelief into the hearts of the criminals.

لا يُؤمِنونَ بِهِ حَتّىٰ يَرَوُا العَذابَ الأَليمَ

They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.

فَيَأتِيَهُم بَغتَةً وَهُم لا يَشعُرونَ

And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.

فَيَقولوا هَل نَحنُ مُنظَرونَ

And they will say, "May we be reprieved?"

أَفَبِعَذابِنا يَستَعجِلونَ

So for Our punishment are they impatient?