قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ۖ لَوْلَا تَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International: He said, "O my people, why are you impatient for evil before [i.e., instead of] good? Why do you not seek forgiveness of Allāh that you may receive mercy?"
TamilJan Trust Foundation: (அப்போது அவர்) "என்னுடைய சமூகத்தாரே! நன்மைக்கு முன்னால், தீமைக்காக நீங்கள் ஏன் அவசரப்படுகிறீர்கள், நீங்கள் கிருபை செய்யப்படும் பொருட்டு அல்லாஹ்விடம் தவ்பா (செய்து மன்னிப்புக்) கேட்கப்மாட்டீர்களா?" எனக் கூறினார்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: මාගේ ජනයිනි! යහකමට පෙර පාපකම සොයන්නට නුඹලා ඉක්මන් වනුයේ ඇයි? නුඹලා කරුණා කරනු ලබනු පිණිස නුඹලා අල්ලාහ්ගෙන් සමාව අයැද සිටිය යුතු නො වේ දැ? යි ඔහු පැවසී ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: آپ نے فرمایا اے میری قوم کے لوگو! تم نیکی سے پہلے برائی کی جلدی کیوں مچا رہے ہو؟ تم اللہ تعالیٰ سےاستغفار کیوں نہیں کرتے تاکہ تم پر رحم کیا جائے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: かれは言った。「わたしの人びとよ，あなたがたは，何故善い事を差し置いて悪事に急ぐのですか。何故あなたがたは，アッラーの御赦しを請わないのですか。必ず御恵みにあずかるのに。」
ChineseMa Jian: 他说我的宗族啊！你们为什么在恩惠之前要求刑罚早日实现呢你们怎么不向真主求饶，以便你们蒙主的怜悯呢？

Tafsir of 27:46

Salih and Thamud Allah tells us about Thamud and how they responded to their Prophet Salih, when Allah sent him to call them to worship Allah alone, with no partner or associate. فَإِذَا هُمْ فَرِيقَانِ يَخْتَصِمُونَ (Then look! They became two parties quarreling with each other.) Mujahid said, "These were believers and disbelievers." This is like the Ayah, قَالَ الْمَلاَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُواْ مِن قَوْمِهِ لِلَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُواْ لِمَنْ ءامَنَ مِنْهُمْ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ صَلِحاً مُّرْسَلٌ مّن رَّبّهِ قَالُواْ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلَ بِهِ مُؤْمِنُونَ قَالَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُواْ إِنَّا بِالَّذِى ءامَنتُمْ بِهِ كَفِرُونَ (The leaders of those who were arrogant among his people said to those who were counted weak -- to such of them as believed: "Know you that Salih is one sent from his Lord." They said: "We indeed believe in that with which he has been sent." Those who were arrogant said: "Verily, we disbelieve in that which you believe in.") (7:75-76) قَالَ يقَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ الْحَسَنَةِ (He said: "O my people! Why do you seek to hasten the evil before the good") meaning, `why are you praying for the punishment to come, and not asking Allah for H…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)