And they say, “We have believed in it.” But how can they attain it from a distant place?
Saba' 34:52
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وَقَالُوا آمَنَّا بِهِ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ التَّنَاوُشُ مِنْ مَكَانٍ بَعِيدٍ
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And they say, “We have believed in it.” But how can they attain it from a distant place?
Then they'll say, "We believe in it now!" But how can they reach it from so far away?
Then they'll say, "Now we believe in it!" But how can they obtain it from so far away?
They will say, “We believe in it!” But how can they reach it from so far away?
And they say, “We have believed in it.” But how can they attain it from a distant place?
And they say, “We have believed in it.” But how can they attain it from a distant place?
And they will [then] say, "We believe in it!" But how for them will be the taking [of faith] from a place far away?
And they will say (in the Hereafter): "We do believe (now):" but how could they receive (Faith and the acceptance of their repentance by Allâh) from a place so far off (i.e. to return to the worldly life again).
They will say, “Now we believe in it,” but how could they attain faith from such a distant place,
And they will say, "We do believe (now) in the (Truth)"; but how could they receive (Faith) from a position (so far off,-
And say: We (now) believe therein. But how can they reach (faith) from afar off,
then they will say, "We now believe in Him." But how will they attain to faith, having gone so far away from it?
They will then say: “We believe in it”; but whence can they attain it from so far-off a place?
They will say, ‘We believe in it [now]!’ But how can they attain it from a far-off place,
Waqaloo amanna bihi waanna lahumu alttanawushu min makanin baAAeedin