And when the delay may be a blessing, and it may be a punishment, he said: "And if" meaning what "I do not know" meaning whether the delay of your punishment is a blessing for you as you think or not.

And when it was closer to being a punishment, he said expressing what I have decreed: "Perhaps" meaning the delay of the punishment and the illusion of time "is a trial for you" meaning a test from Allah to reveal what He knows of you of evil for others, because your condition is like that of one from whom such is expected. "And a provision" for you that you enjoy "until a time" meaning until the end of your lifespans that He has set for you in eternity, then He will seize you suddenly with a seizing that will eradicate you.