The Holy Quran 26:203 — Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Arabic text

فَيَقُولُوا۟ هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ

Translation

They will then say (when it is already too late), "Can we be granted (some) respite (to change our ways and accept Imaan)?" (This will be impossible.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The disbelievers ask for respite: that is, when the punishment of Allah suddenly descends upon their heads, they will then say: “Can we not be given a little respite, so that we may now repent, set our conduct right and show [in deed] that we follow the prophets?” In the world they were hastening the punishment, and now they have taken to asking for respite.

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