On the Day when We raise up a witness from every community—those who disbelieved will not be permitted, nor will they be excused.
An-Nahl 16:84
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وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا ثُمَّ لَا يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ
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On the Day when We raise up a witness from every community—those who disbelieved will not be permitted, nor will they be excused.
On the Day when We bring a witness from every group of people, those who disbelieved won't be allowed to speak, and they won't be able to make any excuses.
On the Day when We raise up a witness from every community, those who disbelieved won't be allowed to speak, nor will they be given another chance to make things right.
On the Day We raise from every nation a witness, then those who disbelieved will not be permitted to make excuses, nor will they be allowed to make amends.
On the Day when We raise up a witness from every community. Then those who disbelieved will not be allowed, nor will they be excused.
On the Day when We raise up a witness from every community. Then those who disbelieved will not be allowed, nor will they be excused.
And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect from every nation a witness [i.e., their prophet]. Then it will not be permitted to the disbelievers [to apologize or make excuses], nor will they be asked to appease [Allāh].
And (remember) the Day when We shall raise up from each nation a witness (their Messenger), then, those who disbelieved will not be given leave (to put forward excuses), nor will they be allowed (to return to the world) to repent and ask for Allâh’s Forgiveness (of their sins).
On the Day when We raise up a witness from every community, no excuse will be accepted from the disbelievers, nor will they be allowed to make amends.
One Day We shall raise from all Peoples a Witness: then will no excuse be accepted from Unbelievers, nor will they receive any favours.
And (bethink you of) the day when we raise up of every nation a witness, then there is no leave for disbelievers, nor are they allowed to make amends.
On the Day when We raise up a witness from every people, those who were bent on denying the truth will not be permitted to put forward excuses, or to make amends.
(They are heedless of) the Day when We shall raise a witness from each community and then the unbelievers will neither be allowed to plead nor will they be asked to repent and seek pardon.
The day We shall raise a witness from every nation, the faithless will not be permitted [to speak], nor will they be asked to propitiate [Allah].
Wayawma nabAAathu min kulli ommatin shaheedan thumma la yuthanu lillatheena kafaroo wala hum yustaAAtaboona