Al-Qalam 68:44–47
I give them time
فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٤٤ وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ ٤٥ أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًۭا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍۢ مُّثْقَلُونَ ٤٦ أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ٤٧
The meaning, simply
So leave Me with those who deny this Quran. We will lead them step by step from where they do not know, and I give them time; My plan is firm. Or do you ask them for a payment, so they are weighed down by debt? Or do they have the unseen, so they write it down?
Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.
Words to understand
- سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم
- We will lead them on step by step, without them noticing
- وَأُمْلِى
- and I give them more time
- مَتِينٌ
- firm and strong
- مَّغْرَمٍۢ
- a cost to pay
- مُّثْقَلُونَ
- weighed down
Think with me
A delay in punishment is a chance to repent. What will you do with that chance?