Surat An-Naml Verse No. 46: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 46 from Surah An-Naml : Number of verses 93 - - page 381 - Part 19.
﴾قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ لِمَ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ قَبۡلَ ٱلۡحَسَنَةِۖ لَوۡلَا تَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ ﴿
[ النمل: 46]
He said: "O my people! Why do you seek to hasten the evil (torment) before the good (Allah's Mercy)? Why seek you not the Forgiveness of Allah, that you may receive mercy?"
English - Sahih International
He said, "O my people, why are you impatient for evil instead of good? Why do you not seek forgiveness of Allah that you may receive mercy?"
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(27:46) Salih said, "O my people, why do you hasten for the evil in preference to the good? *59 Why don't you ask forgiveness of Allah? Maybe that you are shown mercy."
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*59) That is, "Why do you hasten in asking for a torment instead of some good from Allah`?" The following saying of the chiefs of the Prophet Salih's people has been related at another place: "O Salih, bring that scourge with which you threaten us, if you really are one of the Messengers." (Al-A`raf:77).