Surah Al-Jinn 72:10 — translation and meaning

الجن · Verse 10 / 28 · Page 572

وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا

Word by Word

وَأَنَّا
wa-anna
And that we
لَا
la
not
نَدْرِي
nadri
we know
أَشَرٌّ
asharrun
whether evil
أُرِيدَ
urida
is intended
بِمَن
biman
for (those) who
فِي
fi
(are) in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
أَمْ
am
or
أَرَادَ
arada
intends
بِهِمْ
bihim
for them
رَبُّهُمْ
rabbuhum
their Lord
رَشَدًا
rashadan
a right path

Transliteration

Wa annaa laa nadreee asharrun ureeda biman fil ardi am araada bihim rabbuhum rashadaa

Translation

And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And that we do not know what is the cause of this stern guard, is it that evil is intended for those on earth, or does Allah intend good for them. News of the sky has been cut off from us.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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