Surah An-Nahl 16:1 — translation and meaning

النحل · Verse 1 / 128 · Page 267

ۚ أَتَى أَمْرُ اللَّهِ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

Word by Word

ۚ
أَتَى
ata
Will come
أَمْرُ
amru
the command
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
of Allah
فَلَا
fala
so (do) not
تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ
tasta'jiluhu
(be) impatient for it
سُبْحَانَهُ
sub'hanahu
Glorified is He
وَتَعَالَى
wata'ala
and Exalted (is) He
عَمَّا
amma
above what
يُشْرِكُونَ
yush'rikuna
they associate

Transliteration

Ataaa amrullaahi falaa tasta'jilooh; Subhaanahoo wa Ta'aalaa 'ammaa yushrikoon

Translation

The command of Allah is coming, so be not impatient for it. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The Hour and the punishment that Allah has decreed for you - O disbelievers - is close, so do not ask for it to come sooner than its time. Exalted is He and High above that which they associate with Him in their worship.

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

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