when our verses are recited to such a person he arrogantly turns away as though he had not heard them or as though there was a deafness in his ears. so announce to him the tidings of a grievous chastisement.
وإذا تتلى عليه آياتنا ولى مستكبرا كأن لم يسمعها كأن في أذنيه وقرا فبشره بعذاب أليم