وَأَنذِرِ ٱلنَّاسَ يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ فَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَخِّرْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ قَرِيبٍۢ نُّجِبْ دَعْوَتَكَ وَنَتَّبِعِ ٱلرُّسُلَ ۗ أَوَلَمْ تَكُونُوٓا۟ أَقْسَمْتُم مِّن قَبْلُ مَا لَكُم مِّن زَوَالٍۢ
Translation
Sahih International
And, [O Muhammad], warn the people of a Day when the punishment will come to them and those who did wrong will say, "Our Lord, delay us for a short term; we will answer Your call and follow the messengers." [But it will be said], "Had you not sworn, before, that for you there would be no cessation?
Word-by-Word Translation
وَأَنذِرِ
And warn
ٱلنَّاسَ
the mankind
يَوْمَ
(of) a Day
يَأْتِيهِمُ
(when) will come to them
ٱلْعَذَابُ
the punishment
فَيَقُولُ
then will say
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
ظَلَمُوا۟
did wrong
رَبَّنَآ
Our Lord
أَخِّرْنَآ
Respite us
إِلَىٰٓ
for
أَجَلٍۢ
a term
قَرِيبٍۢ
short
نُّجِبْ
we will answer
دَعْوَتَكَ
Your call
وَنَتَّبِعِ
and we will follow
ٱلرُّسُلَ ۗ
the Messengers
أَوَلَمْ
Had not
تَكُونُوٓا۟
you
أَقْسَمْتُم
sworn
مِّن
before
قَبْلُ
before
مَا
not
لَكُم
for you
مِّن
any
زَوَالٍۢ
end
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