The Prophets
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE[21:37]
Man is a creature of haste; [but in time] I shall make obvious to you [the truth of] My messages: do not, then, ask Me to hasten [it]!

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* v.37 : Lit., “is created out of haste” – i.e., he is by nature imbued with impatience: cf. the last sentence of 17:11. In the present context this refers to man’s impatience regarding things to come: in this case – as is obvious from the sequence – his hasty refusal to believe in God’s coming judgment.
* Cf. 16:1 – ”God’s judgment is [bound to] come: do not, then, call for its speedy advent!”