I do not know if this be a trial for you, or a little advantage for a while."
“And what do I know – it may be a trial for you, and an enjoyment for a time.”
I know not; haply it is a trial for you and an enjoyment for a time.
But [as for me,] I do not know whether, perchance, this [delay in God’s judgment] is but a trial for you, and a [merciful] respite for a while.”
And know not; haply it may be a trial for you, and an enjoyment for a season.
And I know not, perhaps it may be a trial for you, and an enjoyment for a while.
“And I do not know whether it is perhaps a trial for you, and an enjoyment for a while.”
I think that this [reprieve] is possibly a trial for you, an opportunity to enjoy yourselves until an appointed time."
"And I know not, perhaps it may be a trial for you, and an enjoyment for a while."
And I know not but that this may be a trial for you, and enjoyment for a while.
I do not know—maybe it is a trial for you and an enjoyment for a while.’
And I do not know if this is a trial for you and an enjoyment for a time'
And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time."
I do not know (why God has commanded me to warn you of the torment). Perhaps it is a trial for you and a respite for an appointed time".
And I do not know if this may be a trial for you and a provision till a time.
Wain adree laAAallahu fitnatun lakum wamat<u>a</u>AAun il<u>a</u> <u>h</u>een<b>in</b>
Nor do I know whether it may mean a trial for you and a short reprieve."
"I know not but that it may be a trial for you, and a grant of (worldly) livelihood (to you) for a time."
وَإِنْ أَدْرِى لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
I do not know whether your respite from being punished is a test for you, or whether it is to lure you further into destruction, and to give you freedom until a time decreed in the Knowledge of Allah, so that you persist in your disbelief and error.
I do not know whether your respite from being punished is a test for you, or whether it is to lure you further into destruction, and to give you freedom until a time decreed in the Knowledge of Allah, so that you persist in your disbelief and error.