( أولم يروا أن الله الذي خلق السموات والأرض ) في عظمتها وشدتها ( قادر على أن يخلق مثلهم ) في صغرهم وضعفهم نظيره قوله تعالى : " لخلق السماوات والأرض أكبر من خلق الناس " ( غافر - 57 ) .
( وجعل لهم أجلا ) أي : وقتا لعذابهم ( لا ريب فيه ) أنه يأتيهم قيل : هو الموت وقيل : هو يوم القيامة ( فأبى الظالمون إلا كفورا ) أي : جحودا وعنادا .
Do these deniers of the resurrection not know that Allah, who created the heavens and who created the earth despite their greatness, has power to create the likes of them? So whoever has the power to create something great has the power to create something smaller. And Allah has made a limited time for them in this world in which their lives will come to an end, and He has made a time for their resurrection in which there is no doubt. But despite the proofs for resurrection being clear, the idolaters refuse except to reject the resurrection.