يَغفِر لَكُم مِن ذُنوبِكُم وَيُؤَخِّركُم إِلىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ إِذا جاءَ لا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَو كُنتُم تَعلَمونَ

Allah will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew.' "

قالَ رَبِّ إِنّي دَعَوتُ قَومي لَيلًا وَنَهارًا

He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.

فَلَم يَزِدهُم دُعائي إِلّا فِرارًا

But my invitation increased them not except in flight.

وَإِنّي كُلَّما دَعَوتُهُم لِتَغفِرَ لَهُم جَعَلوا أَصابِعَهُم في آذانِهِم وَاستَغشَوا ثِيابَهُم وَأَصَرّوا وَاستَكبَرُوا استِكبارًا

And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.

ثُمَّ إِنّي دَعَوتُهُم جِهارًا

Then I invited them publicly.

فَقُلتُ استَغفِروا رَبَّكُم إِنَّهُ كانَ غَفّارًا

And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.

يُرسِلِ السَّماءَ عَلَيكُم مِدرارًا

He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers

وَيُمدِدكُم بِأَموالٍ وَبَنينَ وَيَجعَل لَكُم جَنّاتٍ وَيَجعَل لَكُم أَنهارًا

And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.

ما لَكُم لا تَرجونَ لِلَّهِ وَقارًا

What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur

وَقَد خَلَقَكُم أَطوارًا

While He has created you in stages?