يَغۡفِرۡ
لَكُم
مِّن
ذُنُوبِكُمۡ
وَيُؤَخِّرۡكُمۡ
إِلَىٰٓ
أَجَلٖ
مُّسَمًّىۚ
إِنَّ
أَجَلَ
ٱللَّهِ
إِذَا
جَآءَ
لَا
يُؤَخَّرُۚ
لَوۡ
كُنتُمۡ
تَعۡلَمُونَ
٤
That He may forgive you somewhat of your sins and respite you to an appointed term. Lo! the term of Allah, when it cometh, cannot be delayed, if ye but knew.
— M. Pickthall
He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allāh, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew."
— Saheeh International
"So He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a stated Term: for when the Term given by Allah is accomplished, it cannot be put forward: if ye only knew."
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Nuh's Invitation to His People
Allah says concerning Nuh that He sent him to his people commanding him to warn them of the punishment of Allah before it befell them. He was to
…Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.