قَالَ

رَبِّ

إِنِّي

دَعَوۡتُ

قَوۡمِي

لَيۡلٗا

وَنَهَارٗا

٥

He cried, “My Lord! I have surely called my people day and night,

but my calls only made them run farther away.

And whenever I invite them to be forgiven by You, they press their fingers into their ears, cover themselves with their clothes, persist ˹in denial˺, and act very arrogantly.

Then I certainly called them openly,

then I surely preached to them publicly and privately,

saying, ‘Seek your Lord’s forgiveness, ˹for˺ He is truly Most Forgiving.