ቅጣቱንም ወደ ተቆጠሩ ( ጥቂት ) ጊዜያቶች ከእነርሱ ብናቆይላቸው « ( ከመውረድ ) የሚከለክለው ምንድን ነው » ይላሉ ፡ ፡ ንቁ ! በሚመጣባቸው ቀን ከእነሱ ላይ ተመላሽ አይደለም ፡ ፡ በእርሱ ይሳለቁበት የነበሩትም ( ቅጣት ) በእነርሱ ላይ ይወርድባቸዋል ፡ ፡
And were We to put off the chastisement from them for a determined period , they will cry out : ' What withholds Him from chastising ? ' Surely when the day of the chastisement will come , nothing will avert it and the chastisement which they had ridiculed shall encompass them .