Qabasأَوۡ يَأۡخُذَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ تَخَوُّفٖ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمۡ لَرَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٌ ٤٧
Aw ya'khudhahum 'alā takhawwufin fa inna rabbakum lara'ūfur rahīm
Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]?700 But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.701
Footnotes
700 i.e., being aware of what is about to strike them after having seen those near them succumb.
701 Postponing deserved punishment and giving opportunities for repentance.