“Then, when it falls, will you believe in it? Now? When before you tried to hasten it?”
Yunus 10:51
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أَثُمَّ إِذَا مَا وَقَعَ آمَنْتُمْ بِهِ ۚ آلْآنَ وَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
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“Then, when it falls, will you believe in it? Now? When before you tried to hasten it?”
Will you believe in it only after it happens? Now? But before, you wanted it to hurry up!
Will you believe only after it actually happens? Now? When before, you were rushing it along?
Then, when it has struck, will you believe in it? Now? When you used to hasten it?
“Then, when it befalls, will you believe in it? Now? When you tried to rush it?”
“Then, when it befalls, will you believe in it? Now? When you tried to rush it?”
Then is it that when it has [actually] occurred you will believe in it? Now? And you were [once] for it impatient.
Is it then that when it has actually befallen, you will believe in it? What! Now (you believe)? And you used (aforetime) to hasten it on!"
Will you believe in it only after it befalls you? Now! While you used to seek its hastening?”
"Would ye then believe in it at last, when it actually cometh to pass? (It will then be said): 'Ah! now? and ye wanted (aforetime) to hasten it on!'
Is it (only) then, when it hath befallen you, that ye will believe? What! (Believe) now, when (until now) ye have been hastening it on (through disbelief)?
Will you believe in it only after it has overtaken you, although it was your wish to hurry it on?"
Is it only when this chastisement has actually overtaken you that you will believe in it? (And when the chastisement will surprise you), you will try to get away from it, although it is you who had sought to hasten its coming.'
‘What! Do you believe it when it has befallen? Now? While you would seek to hasten it [earlier]?!’
Athumma itha ma waqaAAa amantum bihi alana waqad kuntum bihi tastaAAjiloona