Surat sad Verse No. 16: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 16 from Surah sad : Number of verses 88 - - page 453 - Part 23.
﴾وَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبۡلَ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ﴿
[ ص: 16]
They say: "Our Lord! Hasten to us Qittana (i.e. our Record of good and bad deeds so that we see it) before the Day of Reckoning!"
English - Sahih International
And they say, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share [of the punishment] before the Day of Account"
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(38:16) They say: 'Our Lord, hasten to us our share (of chastisement) before the Day of Reckoning.' *15
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*15) That is, `Allah's torment will be so severe and terrible as mentioned above, but just consider the behaviour of these foolish people: they are telling the Prophet. mockingly: `Do not put off our affairs till the Day of Reckoning with which you are threatening us, but settle our account just now: whatever punishment is to be inflicted on us should be inflicted immediately."