ٱلنَّحْل : ٤٥

  • أَفَأَمِنَ Do then feel secure
  • ٱلَّذِينَ those who
  • مَكَرُواْ plotted
  • ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ the evil deeds
  • أَن that
  • يَخۡسِفَ Allah will cave
  • ٱللَّهُ Allah will cave
  • بِهِمُ with them
  • ٱلۡأَرۡضَ the earth
  • أَوۡ or
  • يَأۡتِيَهُمُ will come to them
  • ٱلۡعَذَابُ the punishment
  • مِنۡ from
  • حَيۡثُ where
  • لَا not
  • يَشۡعُرُونَ they perceive
Then, do those who have planned evil deeds feel secure that Allāh will not cause the earth to swallow them or that the punishment will not come upon them from where they do not perceive?
Do they feel secure, those who have schemed evil, schemes against the Prophet may peace and salutation be upon him at the Council Assembly, [schemes] such as detaining him, killing him or banishing him, as mentioned in [soorat] al-Anfaal [Q. 8:30], that God will not cause the earth to swallow them, as [God did] with Qaaroon [Q. 28:81], or that the chastisement will not come upon them whence they are not aware of?, that is, in a way which would not occur to them. Indeed, they were destroyed at Badr even though they had never anticipated it.