لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَٰذَا نَحْنُ وَآبَاؤُنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ ٦٨
"It is true we were promised this,- we and our fathers before (us): these are nothing but tales of the ancients."
27:69
قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُجْرِمِينَ ٦٩
Say: "Go ye through the earth and see what has been the end of those guilty (of sin)."
27:70
وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُنْ فِي ضَيْقٍ مِمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ ٧٠
But grieve not over them, nor distress thyself because of their plots.
27:71
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ٧١
They also say: "When will this promise (come to pass)? (Say) if ye are truthful."
27:72
قُلْ عَسَىٰ أَنْ يَكُونَ رَدِفَ لَكُمْ بَعْضُ الَّذِي تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ٧٢
Say: "It may be that some of the events which ye wish to hasten on may be (close) in your pursuit!"