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ٱقۡتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمۡ وَهُمۡ فِي غَفۡلَةٖ مُّعۡرِضُونَ
Iqtaraba linnaasi hisaabuhum wa hum fee ghaflatim mu'ridoon
Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away.
— Al-Anbiya' (ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء), 21:1
ٱقۡتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمۡ وَهُمۡ فِي غَفۡلَةٖ مُّعۡرِضُونَTransliteration: Iqtaraba linnaasi hisaabuhum wa hum fee ghaflatim mu'ridoon
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away.
This is verse 1 of Surah Al-Anbiya' (ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء, meaning "The Prophets"), the 21th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 112 total verses.
This verse is referenced in the following Quranic topics: Day of Judgement.