even if they witness every single sign that might come to them until they are face to face with the painful chastisement did it ever happen that the people of a town believed on seeing gods chastisement and its believing profited them? except of the people of yunus. when they believed we granted them reprieve from humiliating chastisement in this world and we let them enjoy themselves for a while.
ولو جاءتهم كل آية حتى يروا العذاب الأليم فلولا كانت قرية آمنت فنفعها إيمانها إلا قوم يونس لما آمنوا كشفنا عنهم عذاب الخزي في الحياة الدنيا ومتعناهم إلى حين