But the more I called, they only ran the farther away.
“So for them, my calling them increased their fleeing away.”
but my calling has only increased them in flight.
but my call has only caused them to flee farther and farther away [from Thee].
And my calling hath only increased them in fleeing.
"But all my calling added nothing but to (their) flight (from the truth).
But my call added only to their flight.
but the more I called, the farther they fled.
But all my calling added nothing but to (their) flight.
But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance;
but my summons only increases their evasion.
but my call has only increased them in running away.
But my invitation increased them not except in flight.
but it has had no effect on them except to make them run away.
But my call has only made them flee the more:
Falam yazidhum duAA<u>a</u>ee ill<u>a</u> fir<u>a</u>r<u>a</u><b>n</b>
but my pleas have only increased their aversion.
"But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right).
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًا
“But my calling them only increased them in alienation and distanced them from what I called them towards.”
“But my calling them only increased them in alienation and distanced them from what I called them towards.”