وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَدْعُونَ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَظَنُّوا۟ مَا لَهُم مِّن مَّحِيصٍ
And lost from them will be those they were invoking before, and they will be certain that they have no place of escape.
Dimensional Analysis
Context
To Him is referred the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment: He knows all): No date-fruit comes out of its sheath, nor does a female conceive (within her womb) nor bring forth the Day that (Allah) will propound to them the (question), "Where are the partners (ye attributed to Me?" They will say, "We do assure thee not one of us can bear witness!"
The (deities) they used to invoke aforetime will leave them in the lurch, and they will perceive that they have no way of escape.
Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but if ill touches him, he gives up all hope (and) is lost in despair.
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واللهُ أعلمُ بالصَّواب