Surah Hud Ayah 8

وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ مَّعْدُودَةٍ لَّيَقُولُنَّ مَا يَحْبِسُهُۥٓ ۗ أَلَا يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَيْسَ مَصْرُوفًا عَنْهُمْ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 11:8 says: “And if We hold back from them the punishment for a limited time, they will surely say,<sup foot_note=196468>1</sup> "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.”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 11:8 is in Surah Hud, chapter 11 of the Quran.

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