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Surah 21. Al-Anbiya, Ayah 109

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فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ ءَاذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍ ۖ وَإِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ

Fain tawallaw faqul ath antukum AAal a saw a in wain adree aqareebun am baAAeedun m a tooAAadoon a

But if they turn away, say: "I have proclaimed this in equity unto all of you alike;¹⁰⁴ but I do not know whether that [judgment] which you are promised [by God] is near - or far [in time].

- Mohammad Asad

If they give no heed, tell them: "I have warned you all alike in complete fairness; now I do not know whether what you are threatened with is near or far.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

If they turn away, then say, 'I have warned you all equally. I do not know if what you are threatened with is near or far.

- Mustafa Khattab

But if they are averse, then say: I have warned you all alike, although I know not whether nigh or far is that which ye are promised.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

But if they turn back say: "I have proclaimed the Message to you all alike and in truth; but I know not whether that which ye are promised is near or far. ²⁷⁶⁴

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali