Translation of the meanings Ayah 183 Surah Al-A‘rāf - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 183

وَأُمۡلِي لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَيۡدِي مَتِينٌ

183. And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm40.

40. Muhammad, the Messenger of God ﷺ said: “Allāh gives the wrongful respite, but when He seizes them, He will not let them off”. Then he ﷺ recited this verse of the Qur’an: “Such is the seizing of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. His seizing is painful, severe.” (Qur’an chapter 11: 102).