He said, "O my people, why are you impatient for evil before [i.e., instead of] good?1078 Why do you not seek forgiveness of Allāh that you may receive mercy?"
Notes
[1078] By challenging Ṣāliḥ to bring on the promised punishment rather than asking for mercy from Allāh.
Verse 46 of Surah An-Naml (27:46), a Meccan surah, is in juz 19, on page 381 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.
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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?”
He said, “O my people, why do you seek to hasten punishment rather than good?14 If only you sought Allah’s forgiveness, so that you may be shown mercy!”
Notes
[14] They challenged Sālih to bring them the punishment rather than asking for mercy from Allah.
He said: "O my people! Why do you seek to hasten the evil (torment) before the good (Allâh’s Mercy)? Why seek you not the Forgiveness of Allâh, that you may receive mercy?"
He said: O my people! Why will ye hasten on the evil rather than the good? Why will ye not ask pardon of Allah, that ye may receive mercy.
He said: "O my people! why ask ye to hasten on the evil in preference to the good? If only ye ask Allah for forgiveness, ye may hope to receive mercy.
He said: O my people! why do you seek to hasten on the evil before the good? Why do you not ask forgiveness of Allah so that you may be dealt with mercifully?
He said, "O my people, why do you seek to hasten odious (deeds) before fair (ones)? Had you asked forgiveness from Allah, possibly you would be (offered) mercy!"
