بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ اقتَرَبَ لِلنّاسِ حِسابُهُم وَهُم فى غَفلَةٍ مُعرِضونَ
Iqtaraba lilnnasi hisabuhum wahum fee ghaflatin muAAridoona
1. Their reckoning draweth nigh for mankind, while they turn away in heedlessness
ما يَأتيهِم مِن ذِكرٍ مِن رَبِّهِم مُحدَثٍ إِلَّا استَمَعوهُ وَهُم يَلعَبونَ
Ma yateehim min thikrin min rabbihim muhdathin illa istamaAAoohu wahum yalAAaboona
2. Never cometh there unto them a new reminder from their Lord but they listen to it while they play
لاهِيَةً قُلوبُهُم وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجوَى الَّذينَ ظَلَموا هَل هٰذا إِلّا بَشَرٌ مِثلُكُم أَفَتَأتونَ السِّحرَ وَأَنتُم تُبصِرونَ
Lahiyatan quloobuhum waasarroo alnnajwa allatheena thalamoo hal hatha illa basharun mithlukum afatatoona alssihra waantum tubsiroona
3. With hearts preoccupied. And they confer in secret. The wrong-doers say: Is this other than a mortal like you? Will ye then succumb to magic when ye see (it)
Surah Al-Anbiyaa has 112 ayat and is a Meccan surah.
Al-Anbiyaa means "The Prophets". Surveys many prophets briefly, stressing that each was sent with the same core message despite different peoples.