They expected not a reckoning,
They did not expect to have a reckoning
They did not expect the reckoning.
For, behold, they never hoped to be held accountable.
They expected not a reckoning,
They did not expect the reckoning.
They did not expect a reckoning/computation.
They never expected to be held accountable.
They were those who did not expect a reckoning,
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Behold, they were not expecting to be called to account,
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
For indeed they did not look forward to any reckoning,
They never believed they would be judged.
They never minded the day of judgment.
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
For they never expected any reckoning,
They did not expect (to face) accounting (of their deeds),
for they did not fear a reckoning,
They indeed hoped not for a reckoning,
Verily, they did not hope for the account;
Surely they feared not the account,
Surely they did not hope for a reckoning,
For they hoped that they should not be brought to an account,
Because, they did not fear any accounting (of their deeds),
They did not fear any reckoning at all;
Indeed they did not expect any reckoning,