Quran 16:46 — An-Nahl, verse 46
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
that it will not catch them suddenly in the midst of their comings and goings- for they cannot frustrate God-
أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ فِي تَقَلُّبِهِمْ فَمَا هُمْ بِمُعْجِزِينَ
aw yakhudhahum fī taqallubihim famā hum bimuʿ'jizīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Or that He will not seize them in their going to and fro, and they will not be able to frustrate Him?
- Muhammad Asad
- or that He will not take them to task [suddenly] in the midst of their comings and goings, without their being able to elude [Him],
- Sahih International
- Or that He would not seize them during their [usual] activity, and they could not cause failure [i.e., escape from Him]?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَوْaw | Or | — |
| 2 | يَأْخُذَهُمْyakhudhahum | that He may seize them | أخذ |
| 3 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 4 | تَقَلُّبِهِمْtaqallubihim | their going to and fro | قلب |
| 5 | فَمَاfamā | then not | — |
| 6 | هُمhum | they | — |
| 7 | بِمُعْجِزِينَbimuʿ'jizīna | will be able to escape | عجز |