Arabic text
وَقَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلتَّنَاوُشُ مِن مَّكَانِۭ بَعِيدٖ
And they will [then] say, "We believe in it!" But how for them will be the taking[1239] [of faith] from a place far away?[1240]Translator’s notes (2)
- [1239]Literally, "taking of something within easy reach," in other words, "How can they expect to obtain faith at this point?"
- [1240]i.e., their former life on earth, wherein they had every opportunity but which is now gone, never to return.