ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ جِهَارٗا
I have tried calling them openly.
ثُمَّ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَنتُ لَهُمۡ وَأَسۡرَرۡتُ لَهُمۡ إِسۡرَارٗا
I have tried preaching to them in public and speaking to them in private.
فَقُلۡتُ ٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمۡ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارٗا
I said, “Ask forgiveness of your Lord: He is ever forgiving.
يُرۡسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّدۡرَارٗا
He will send down abundant rain from the sky for you;
وَيُمۡدِدۡكُم بِأَمۡوَٰلٖ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ جَنَّـٰتٖ وَيَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ أَنۡهَٰرٗا
He will give you wealth and sons; He will provide you with gardens and rivers.
مَّا لَكُمۡ لَا تَرۡجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارٗا
What is the matter with you? Why will you not fear God’s majesty,
وَقَدۡ خَلَقَكُمۡ أَطۡوَارًا
when He has created you stage by stage?
أَلَمۡ تَرَوۡاْ كَيۡفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٖ طِبَاقٗا
Have you ever wondered how God created seven heavens, one above the other,