فَلَمۡ يَزِدۡهُمۡ دُعَآءِيٓ إِلَّا فِرَارٗا
(71:6) but the more I called, the farther they fled.8
وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ لِتَغۡفِرَ لَهُمۡ جَعَلُوٓاْ أَصَٰبِعَهُمۡ فِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَٱسۡتَغۡشَوۡاْ ثِيَابَهُمۡ وَأَصَرُّواْ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ ٱسۡتِكۡبَارٗا
(71:7) And every time I called them so that You might forgive them,9
they thrust their fingers into their ears and wrapped up their faces with their
garments0 and obstinately clung to their attitude, and waxed very
proud.1
they thrust their fingers into their ears and wrapped up their faces with their
garments0 and obstinately clung to their attitude, and waxed very
proud.1
ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ جِهَارٗا
(71:8) Then I summoned them openly,
ثُمَّ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَنتُ لَهُمۡ وَأَسۡرَرۡتُ لَهُمۡ إِسۡرَارٗا
(71:9) and preached to them in public, and also addressed them in secret.
فَقُلۡتُ ٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمۡ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارٗا
(71:10) I said to them: “Ask forgiveness from your Lord; surely He is Most
Forgiving.
Forgiving.
يُرۡسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّدۡرَارٗا
(71:11) He will shower upon you torrents from heaven,