Surah 26. Ash-Shuara, Ayah 209

Lit., "unless it had its warners by way of a reminder": see 6:131 , 15:4 , 20:134 , and the corresponding notes.

Allah will grant much respite to sinners, for He is Most Gracious and Merciful. But all this respite will profit them nothing if they are merely immersed in the vanities of this world. Again and again, in spite of their rebellion and their rejection, does Allah send warnings and warners before the final Punishment of Justice. For Allah knows human weakness, and He win never be unjust in the least.