Quran 16:85 — An-Nahl, verse 85
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When the evildoers face punishment it will not be lightened for them nor will they be given any respite.
وَإِذَا رَأَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا الْعَذَابَ فَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنْظَرُونَ
wa-idhā raā alladhīna ẓalamū l-ʿadhāba falā yukhaffafu ʿanhum walā hum yunẓarūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when the evildoers behold the chastisement, it shall not be lightened for them, and no respite shall be given them.
- Muhammad Asad
- And when they who were bent on evildoing behold the suffering [that awaits them, they will realize that] it will not be lightened for them [by virtue of their pleading]; and neither will they be granted respite.
- Sahih International
- And when those who wronged see the punishment, it will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | رَءَاraā | (will) see | رأي |
| 3 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 4 | ظَلَمُوا۟ẓalamū | wronged | ظلم |
| 5 | ٱلْعَذَابَl-ʿadhāba | the punishment | عذب |
| 6 | فَلَاfalā | then not | — |
| 7 | يُخَفَّفُyukhaffafu | it will be lightened | خفف |
| 8 | عَنْهُمْʿanhum | for them | — |
| 9 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 10 | هُمْhum | they | — |
| 11 | يُنظَرُونَyunẓarūna | will be given respite | نظر |