Surah Al-Ma'arij 70:41 — translation and meaning
المعارج · Verse 41 / 44 · Page 570
عَلَى أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
Word by Word
عَلَى
ala
To
أَن
an
that
نُّبَدِّلَ
nubaddila
We replace
خَيْرًا
khayran
(with) better
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
than them;
وَمَا
wama
and not
نَحْنُ
nahnu
We
بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
bimasbuqina
(are) to be outrun
Transliteration
'Alaaa an nubaddila khairam minhum wa maa Nahnu bimasbooqeen
Translation
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
He is capable of destroying them and replacing them with others who obey Him; He is not incapable of doing so. Nor can He be overpowered when He intends to destroy them and replace them.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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