Quran 24:20 — An-Noor, verse 20
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
If it were not for God’s bounty and mercy and the fact that He is compassionate and merciful . . .!
وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ
walawlā faḍlu l-lahi ʿalaykum waraḥmatuhu wa-anna l-laha raūfun raḥīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But for God's bounty to you and His mercy and that God is All-gentle, All-compassionate --
- Muhammad Asad
- And were it not for God’s favour upon you and His grace, and that God is compassionate, a dispenser of grace...!
- Sahih International
- And if it had not been for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy... and because Allāh is Kind and Merciful.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَوْلَاwalawlā | And if not | — |
| 2 | فَضْلُfaḍlu | (for the) Grace of Allah | فضل |
| 3 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (for the) Grace of Allah | أله |
| 4 | عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykum | upon you | — |
| 5 | وَرَحْمَتُهُۥwaraḥmatuhu | and His Mercy | رحم |
| 6 | وَأَنَّwa-anna | And that | — |
| 7 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 8 | رَءُوفٌۭraūfun | (is) Full of Kindness | رأف |
| 9 | رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmun | Most Merciful | رحم |