Tafseer of The Poets · Ash-Shu'araa · 26:204
So for Our punishment are they impatient?
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
His statement: أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ — Allah, Whose praise is exalted, says: "Are these polytheists (mushrikīn) hastening towards Our chastisement with their statement: 'We will not believe you until تُسْقِطَ السَّمَاءَ كَمَا زَعَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا (you cause the heaven to fall upon us in fragments, as you have claimed)'?"
