وَمَا يَنْظُرُ هَٰؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً مَا لَهَا مِنْ فَوَاقٍ ١٥
These (today) only wait for a single mighty Blast, which (when it comes) will brook no delay.
38:16
وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا عَجِّلْ لَنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ ١٦
They say: "Our Lord! hasten to us our sentence (even) before the Day of Account!"
38:17
اصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُودَ ذَا الْأَيْدِ ۖ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ ١٧
Have patience at what they say, and remember our servant David, the man of strength: for he ever turned (to Allah).
38:18
إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا الْجِبَالَ مَعَهُ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْإِشْرَاقِ ١٨
It was We that made the hills declare, in unison with him, Our Praises, at eventide and at break of day,
38:19
وَالطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً ۖ كُلٌّ لَهُ أَوَّابٌ ١٩
And the birds gathered (in assemblies): all with him did turn (to Allah).