(Even when they began worshipping others than Allah We did not destroy them) but bestowed sustenance on them and on their forefathers until there came to them the Truth and a Messenger who clearly expounded things to them.
(و من تعجیل در عقوبت کافران نکردم) بلکه آنان و پدرانشان را (مهلت داده و از عمر) بهره‌مند کردم تا آنکه دین حق و رسول مبین بر آنها آمد.