Surah Al-Jinn 72:25 — translation and meaning
الجن · Verse 25 / 28 · Page 573
قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِي أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُ رَبِّي أَمَدًا
Word by Word
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنْ
in
Not
أَدْرِي
adri
I know
أَقَرِيبٌ
aqaribun
whether is near
مَّا
ma
what
تُوعَدُونَ
tu'aduna
you are promised
أَمْ
am
or (whether)
يَجْعَلُ
yaj'alu
will appoint
لَهُ
lahu
for it
رَبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
أَمَدًا
amadan
a (distant) term
Transliteration
Qul in adreee a qareebum maa too'adoona am yaj'alu lahoo rabbeee amadaa
Translation
Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
O Messenger! Say to these idolaters who reject the resurrection: I do not know whether the punishment you are warned of is near, or whether it has a fixed time that only Allah knows.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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