Surah An-Nahl 16:34

The Disbelievers' Refrain from Faith means that They were simply awaiting Punishment

Threatening the idolators for their persistence in falsehood and their conceited delusions about this world, Allah says: Are these people waiting only for the angels to come and take their souls Qatadah said:

(Or there comes the command of your Lord) means the Day of Resurrection and the terror that they will go through."

(Thus did those before them.) means, thus did their predecessors and those who were like them among the idolators persist in their Shirk, until they tasted the wrath of Allah and experienced the punishment and torment that they suffered.

(And Allah did not wrong them.) because by sending His Messengers and revealing His Books He gave them enough warning and clearly demonstrated His proofs to them.

(but they were wronging themselves.) meaning, by opposing the Messengers and denying what they brought. For this reason Allah's punishment tormented them.

(they were surrounded) meaning, they were overwhelmed by the painful torment.

(by that which they used to mock.) meaning, they used to make fun of the Messengers when they warned them Allah's punishment, and for this it will be said to them on the Day of Resurrection:

(This is the Fire which you used to belie.) (52:14).

Mereka ditimpa oleh bencana yang mengerikan karena kejahatan yang mereka lakukan. Tidak ada seorang pun dari mereka yang dapat melepaskan diri dari bencana yang mengerikan itu karena semuanya berjalan menurut ketentuan dan sunnah Allah. Mereka telah diberikan peringatan berulang kali bahwa pada suatu saat akan datang azab Allah. Akan tetapi, mereka bukan menerima dengan kesadaran, justru malah mendustakan dan memperolok-olok rasul yang membawa berita tentang kehancuran yang akan mereka alami akibat perbuatan itu.

Di akhirat, mereka pun akan merasakan sesuatu yang lebih mengerikan lagi yaitu pada saat mereka telah diputuskan untuk memasuki pintu-pintu Jahanam yang tidak dapat mereka hindari.

Allah swt berfirman:

Inilah hari keputusan yang dahulu kamu dustakan. (as-shaffat/37: 21)