ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ جِهَارٗا
"So I have called to them aloud;
ثُمَّ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَنتُ لَهُمۡ وَأَسۡرَرۡتُ لَهُمۡ إِسۡرَارٗا
"Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private,
فَقُلۡتُ ٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمۡ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارٗا
"Saying, 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; for He is Oft-Forgiving;
يُرۡسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّدۡرَارٗا
"'He will send rain to you in abundance;
وَيُمۡدِدۡكُم بِأَمۡوَٰلٖ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ جَنَّـٰتٖ وَيَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ أَنۡهَٰرٗا
"'Give you increase in wealth and sons; and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers (of flowing water).
مَّا لَكُمۡ لَا تَرۡجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارٗا
"'What is the matter with you, that ye place not your hope for kindness and long-suffering in Allah,-
وَقَدۡ خَلَقَكُمۡ أَطۡوَارًا
"'Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse stages?
أَلَمۡ تَرَوۡاْ كَيۡفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٖ طِبَاقٗا
"'See ye not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another,