فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا ١٧
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 i.e., Do not be in haste for revenge, for you will see what will become of them.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَمَهِّلِSo give respitefamahhili
- ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ(to) the disbelieversl-kāfirīna
- أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡGive respite to them amhil'hum
- رُوَيۡدَۢاlittleruwaydan
Tafsir
So give respite, O Messenger, to these disbelievers. Give them respite for a short while, and do not seek to hasten their punishment and destruction.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran