when there (was) no longer
How many generations before them did We destroy? In the end they cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved!
The desert Arabs say, "We believe." Say, "Ye have no faith; but ye (only)say, 'We have submitted our wills to Allah,' For not yet has Faith entered your hearts. But if ye obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not belittle aught of your deeds: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
在他们之前我曾毁灭了许多世代,他们呼号,但逃亡的时机已逝去了。
游牧人们曾说:“我们已信道了。”你说:“你们没有信道,虽然你们可以说:‘我们已归顺了',但正信还没有入你们的心。如果你们服从真主和使者,他不减少你们的善功一丝毫。真主确是至赦的,确是至慈的。”