Surah Al-Anbiya 21:111 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 111 / 112 · Page 331
وَإِنْ أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَى حِينٍ
Word by Word
وَإِنْ
wa-in
And not
أَدْرِي
adri
I know
لَعَلَّهُ
la'allahu
perhaps it may be
فِتْنَةٌ
fit'natun
a trial
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
وَمَتَاعٌ
wamata'un
and an enjoyment
إِلَى
ila
for
حِينٍ
hinin
a time
Transliteration
Wa in adree la'allahoo fitnatul lakum wa mataa'un ilaaheen
Translation
And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
I do not know whether your respite from being punished is a test for you, or whether it is to lure you further into destruction, and to give you freedom until a time decreed in the Knowledge of Allah, so that you persist in your disbelief and error.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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