قَالَ رَبِّ انْصُرْنِي بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ ٣٩
(The prophet) said: "O my Lord! help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood."
23:40
قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ لَيُصْبِحُنَّ نَادِمِينَ ٤٠
(Allah) said: "In but a little while, they are sure to be sorry!"
23:41
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ بِالْحَقِّ فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ غُثَاءً ۚ فَبُعْدًا لِلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ٤١
Then the Blast overtook them with justice, and We made them as rubbish of dead leaves (floating on the stream of Time)! So away with the people who do wrong!
23:42
ثُمَّ أَنْشَأْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ قُرُونًا آخَرِينَ ٤٢
Then We raised after them other generations.
23:43
مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ ٤٣
No people can hasten their term, nor can they delay (it).