Surah An-Nahl 16:46 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 46 / 128 · Page 272
أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ فِي تَقَلُّبِهِمْ فَمَا هُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ
Word by Word
أَوْ
aw
Or
يَأْخُذَهُمْ
yakhudhahum
that He may seize them
فِي
fi
in
تَقَلُّبِهِمْ
taqallubihim
their going to and fro
فَمَا
fama
then not
هُم
hum
they
بِمُعْجِزِينَ
bimu'jizina
will be able to escape
Transliteration
Aw yaakhuzahum fee taqallubihim famaa hum bi mu'jizeen
Translation
Or that He would not seize them during their [usual] activity, and they could not cause failure?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Or that the punishment will not afflict them whilst they are going about on their journeys and in their quest for earnings. They will not escape nor protect themselves from it.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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