The Holy Quran 21:46 — Surah Al-Anbya

Arabic text

وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ

Translation

Undoubtedly if (only) a (slight) puff of your Rabb's punishment has to afflict them, they will (be so distraught that they will) certainly say, “May destruction overtake us! We were oppressors (sinners) indeed!"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, these people who pretend to be deaf remain so only as long as they are not knocked hard. If even the faintest whisper of divine punishment reaches their ears, or even the slightest breath of Allah's wrath and retribution touches them, their eyes and ears will all be opened; then, losing their senses, they will cry out: “Indeed, we were great…

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