say the gracious one grants respite for a time to those who are in error until when they are confronted with what they are promised either in punishment or in the hour they will realize who is worse in respect of position and who is weaker in resources.
قل من كان في الضلالة فليمدد له الرحمن مدا حتى إذا رأوا ما يوعدون إما العذاب وإما الساعة فسيعلمون من هو شر مكانا وأضعف جندا