If Allah were to punish men according to what they deserve. He would not leave on the back of the (earth) a single living creature: but He gives them respite for a stated Term: when their Term expires, verily Allah has in His sight all 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