45:8
يَسْمَعُ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًۭا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍۢ
Who hears the verses of Allah recited to him, then persists arrogantly as if he had not heard them. So give him tidings of a painful punishment.
Translation · Saheeh International
Tafsir
Ibn Kathīr (abridged)
The Description of the Sinful Liar and His Requital
Allah the Exalted says,
تِلْكَ آيَـتُ اللَّهِ
(These are the Ayat of Allah) -- in reference to the Qur'an with the proofs and evidences that it contains,
نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِالْحَقِّ
(which We recite to you with truth.) for they contain the truth from the Truth (i.e., Allah). Therefore, if they do not believe in Allah's Ayat nor abide by them, what speech after Allah and His Ayat will they then believe in Allah said next,
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