83فَلَولا إِذا بَلَغَتِ الحُلقومَMuhammad AsadWhy, then,1 when [the last breath] comes up to the throat [of a dying man],The elliptic implication is: "If, then, as you claim, you are really independent of any Supreme Power, why do you not ...", etc., thus connecting with verses 57-74.