If God should take men to task for what they have earned He would not leave upon the face of the earth one creature that crawls; but He is deferring them to a stated term. But when their term is come -- surely God sees His servants.
و اگر خدا مردم را به [سزاى‌] آنچه انجام داده‌اند مؤاخذه مى‌كرد، هيچ جنبنده‌اى را روى زمين باقى نمى‌گذاشت ولى تا مدتى معين مهلتشان مى‌دهد، و چون اجلشان فرا رسيد، خدا به [كار] بندگانش بيناست