8وَلَئِن أَخَّرنا عَنهُمُ العَذابَ إِلىٰ أُمَّةٍ مَعدودَةٍ لَيَقولُنَّ ما يَحبِسُهُ ۗ أَلا يَومَ يَأتيهِم لَيسَ مَصروفًا عَنهُم وَحاقَ بِهِم ما كانوا بِهِ يَستَهزِئونَN. J. DawoodAnd if We put off their punishment till an appointed time, they ask: ‘Why is it delayed?’ On the day it overtakes them, they shall not be immune from it. The terrors at which they scoffed will encompass them.