Did it ever happen that the people of a town believed on seeing God's chastisement and its believing profited them? (There is no such instance) except of the people of Yunus. When they believed We granted them reprieve from humiliating chastisement in this world, and We let them enjoy themselves for a while.
信仰したのにその信仰心が（破滅を免れるのに）役立った町が，ユーヌスの民の外にはなかったのは何故なのか。かれら（ユーヌスの民）力t信仰に入った時，われは現世の生活における，不名誉な懲罰をかれらから取り払い，現世（の生活）を享楽させた。