They challenge you ˹O Prophet˺ to hasten the punishment. Had it not been for a time already set, the punishment would have certainly come to them ˹at once˺. But it will definitely take them by surprise when they least expect it.
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ويستعجلك -أيها الرسول- هؤلاء المشركون من قومك بالعذاب استهزاء، ولولا أن الله جعل لعذابهم في الدنيا وقتًا لا يتقدم ولا يتأخر، لجاءهم العذاب حين طلبوه، وليأتينهم فجأة، وهم لا يشعرون به ولا يُحِسُّون.
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel