Quran 16:47 — An-Nahl, verse 47
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
or that it will not catch up with them gradually? Indeed your Lord is kind and merciful.
أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ عَلَىٰ تَخَوُّفٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ
aw yakhudhahum ʿalā takhawwufin fa-inna rabbakum laraūfun raḥīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Or that He will not seize them, little by little destroying them? Surely thy Lord is All-clement, All-compassionate.
- Muhammad Asad
- or take them to task through slow decay? And yet, behold, your Sustainer is most compassionate, a dispenser of grace!
- Sahih International
- Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]? But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَوْaw | Or | — |
| 2 | يَأْخُذَهُمْyakhudhahum | that He may seize them | أخذ |
| 3 | عَلَىٰʿalā | with | — |
| 4 | تَخَوُّفٍۢtakhawwufin | a gradual wasting | خوف |
| 5 | فَإِنَّfa-inna | But indeed | — |
| 6 | رَبَّكُمْrabbakum | your Lord | ربب |
| 7 | لَرَءُوفٌۭlaraūfun | (is) surely Full of Kindness | رأف |
| 8 | رَّحِيمٌraḥīmun | Most Merciful | رحم |