وَلَئِنْ And if أَخَّرْنَا We delay عَنْهُمُ from them ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment إِلَىٰٓ for أُمَّةٍۢ a time مَّعْدُودَةٍۢ determined لَّيَقُولُنَّ they will surely say مَا What يَحْبِسُهُۥٓ ۗ detains it أَلَا No doubt يَوْمَ (On) the Day يَأْتِيهِمْ it comes to them لَيْسَ not مَصْرُوفًا (will be) averted عَنْهُمْ from them وَحَاقَ and will surround بِهِم them مَّا what كَانُوا۟ they used (to) بِهِۦ mock at [it] يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ mock at [it] ٨
And if We hold back from them the punishment for a limited time, they will surely say, "What detains it?" Unquestionably, on the Day it comes to them, it will not be averted from them, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
— Come To Light