32وَلَقَدِ استُهزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِن قَبلِكَ فَأَملَيتُ لِلَّذينَ كَفَروا ثُمَّ أَخَذتُهُم ۖ فَكَيفَ كانَ عِقابِA. J. ArberryMessengers indeed were scoffed at before thee, and I respited the unbelievers; then I seized them -- and how was my retribution?