When there comes to them a sign (from Allah), They say: "We shall not believe until we receive one (exactly) like those received by Allah's messengers." Allah knoweth best where (and how) to carry out His mission. Soon will the wicked be overtaken by humiliation before Allah, and a severe punishment, for all their plots.

Those whom Allah (in His plan) willeth to guide,- He openeth their breast to Islam; those whom He willeth to leave straying,- He maketh their breast close and constricted, as if they had to climb up to the skies: thus doth Allah (heap) the penalty on those who refuse to believe.

Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.

Then how shall ye, if ye deny (Allah), guard yourselves against a Day that will make children hoary-headed?-

当一种迹象降临他们的时候，他们说：“我们绝不信，直到我们得受众使者所受的（启示）。”真主是知道要把自己的使命安置在什么地方的。犯罪者，将因自己的计谋，而遭受真主那里的屈辱，和痛苦的刑罚。

真主欲使谁遵循正道，就使谁的心胸为伊斯兰而敞开；真主欲使谁误入迷途，就使谁的心胸狭隘，（要他信道），难如登天。真主这样以刑罚加于不信道的人。

你说：“我不知道你们被警告的刑罚是临近的呢？还是我的主将为它规定一个期限呢？

如果你们不信道，那末，你们怎么防备那将使儿童白发苍苍的日子呢？