They surely take it to be far away,
They deem it to be remote.
behold, they see it as if far off;
behold, men look upon that [reckoning] as something far away –
Verily they behold it afar off.
Verily! They see it (the torment) afar off,
They see it distant.
Verily they think that the chastisement is far off,
Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off.
Lo! they behold it afar off
Indeed they see it to be far off,
they see it as being far off;
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
They think that it (the Day of Judgment) is far away.
Surely they think it to be far off,
Innahum yarawnahu baAAeed<u>a</u><b>n</b>
They see it [the Day of Judgement] to be far off,
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event):
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
Indeed, they think of this punishment to be farfetched and impossible.
Indeed, they think of this punishment to be farfetched and impossible.
<p>إِنَّهُمْ يَرَ‌وْنَهُ بَعِيدًا وَنَرَ‌اهُ قَرِ‌يبًا (They see it far off, and We see it near....70:6-7). In this context, the expressions 'far off and 'near' do not refer to time or space, but 'far off in terms of possibility and occurrence. The verse purports to describe that the pagans see the occurrence of Resurrection as impossible, and Allah sees its occurrence not only possible, but a certain reality.</p>
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَ‌وْنَهُ بَعِيدًا وَنَرَ‌اهُ قَرِ‌يبًا (They see it far off, and We see it near....70:6-7). In this context, the expressions 'far off and 'near' do not refer to time or space, but 'far off in terms of possibility and occurrence. The verse purports to describe that the pagans see the occurrence of Resurrection as impossible, and Allah sees its occurrence not only possible, but a certain reality.