Surah An-Naml 27:46 — translation and meaning
النمل · Verse 46 / 93 · Page 381
ۖ قَالَ يَاقَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ الْحَسَنَةِ لَوْلَا تَسْتَغْفِرُونَ اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
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ۖ
قَالَ
qala
He said
يَاقَوْمِ
yaqawmi
O my people!
لِمَ
lima
Why
تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
tasta'jiluna
(do) you seek to hasten
بِالسَّيِّئَةِ
bil-sayi-ati
the evil
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
الْحَسَنَةِ
al-hasanati
the good
لَوْلَا
lawla
Why not
تَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
tastaghfiruna
you ask forgiveness
اللَّهَ
al-laha
(of) Allah
لَعَلَّكُمْ
la'allakum
so that you may
تُرْحَمُونَ
tur'hamuna
receive mercy
Transliteration
Qaala yaa qawmi lima tasta'jiloona bissaiyi'ati qablal hasanati law laa tas taghfiroonal laaha la'allakum turhamoon
Translation
He said, "O my people, why are you impatient for evil instead of good? Why do you not seek forgiveness of Allah that you may receive mercy?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Salih (peace be upon him) said: “why do you seek to hasten the punishment instead of seeking Allah's mercy? Why do you not seek forgiveness from Allah for your sins, in the hope that he will forgive you?”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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