سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 6
وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِمُ ٱلْمَثُلَـٰتُ ۗ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ لِّلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ ظُلْمِهِمْ ۖ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَشَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ ﴿6﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They ask you to hasten the evil before the good, while (many) exemplary punishments have indeed occurred before them. But verily, your Lord is full of Forgiveness for mankind in spite of their wrong-doing. And verily, your Lord is (also) Severe in punishment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ
wayastaʿjilūnaka
And they ask you to hasten
بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ
bil-sayi-ati
the evil
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
ٱلْحَسَنَةِ
l-ḥasanati
the good
وَقَدْ
waqad
and verily
خَلَتْ
khalat
has occurred
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِهِمُ
qablihimu
before them
ٱلْمَثُلَـٰتُ ۗ
l-mathulātu
[the] similar punishments
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
لَذُو
ladhū
(is) full
مَغْفِرَةٍۢ
maghfiratin
(of) forgiveness
لِّلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
for mankind
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
for
ظُلْمِهِمْ ۖ
ẓul'mihim
their wrongdoing
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
and indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
لَشَدِيدُ
lashadīdu
(is) severe
ٱلْعِقَابِ
l-ʿiqābi
(in) the penalty
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6. They ask you to hasten evil before good [11], though many examples of punishment have already passed before them. Yet your Lord is surely forgiving to people despite their wrongdoing, and indeed, your Lord is severe in punishment.
[11]
Reasons for the Delay in Punishment:
The demand of the deniers of the truth is not based on seriousness, but rather on mockery and sarcasm, in which their denial is hidden. That is, if you are truthful, then why do you not bring upon us the punishment as you say? Or why has that punishment not come upon us until now, and so on. Whereas, many times before this, it has happened that people demanded punishment, and the very punishment they demanded came upon them. And now, the reason why punishment has not yet come upon them at their demand is due to several reasons. One is that if Allah were to immediately fulfill such demands of these people, this world would have been destroyed long ago. Therefore, it is Allah’s mercy that He does not immediately fulfill such demands. Secondly, there is also a fixed time for punishment. Before that, there is a period of respite. During this period, if a nation improves its condition, Allah does not send down punishment at all, and this too is Allah’s mercy upon His servants. Yet, if the nation still does not reform, then the last resort is to punish them and send down punishment. Then, when He sends down punishment, His grip is very severe.
[11]
Reasons for the Delay in Punishment:
The demand of the deniers of the truth is not based on seriousness, but rather on mockery and sarcasm, in which their denial is hidden. That is, if you are truthful, then why do you not bring upon us the punishment as you say? Or why has that punishment not come upon us until now, and so on. Whereas, many times before this, it has happened that people demanded punishment, and the very punishment they demanded came upon them. And now, the reason why punishment has not yet come upon them at their demand is due to several reasons. One is that if Allah were to immediately fulfill such demands of these people, this world would have been destroyed long ago. Therefore, it is Allah’s mercy that He does not immediately fulfill such demands. Secondly, there is also a fixed time for punishment. Before that, there is a period of respite. During this period, if a nation improves its condition, Allah does not send down punishment at all, and this too is Allah’s mercy upon His servants. Yet, if the nation still does not reform, then the last resort is to punish them and send down punishment. Then, when He sends down punishment, His grip is very severe.
