74:16
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
The Cloaked One
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
Nearby ayahs help place verse 74:16 in sequence and meaning.
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
Then he desires that I should add more.
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
I will cover him with arduous torment.
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.