The Holy Quran 27:46 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ۖ لَوْلَا تَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

Translation

He said, "O my people! Why do you seek to hasten evil before good (by asking for Allaah's punishment instead of asking for safety)? Why do you not seek forgiveness from Allaah (from shirk) so that mercy may be shown to you (and you may be saved of punishment)?"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Admonishing the people: Salih ﵇ reasoned with them at length, admonished them in every way and finally warned them of punishment, at which they said, يٰصٰلِحُ ائۡتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَاۤ اِنۡ كُنۡتَ مِنَ الۡمُرۡسَلِيۡنَ “O Salih! Bring upon us what you threaten us with, if you are indeed one of the messengers” (Al-A'raf, ruku' (section) 10)

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