Surah An-Nahl 16:47 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 47 / 128 · Page 272
أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ عَلَى تَخَوُّفٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Word by Word
أَوْ
aw
Or
يَأْخُذَهُمْ
yakhudhahum
that He may seize them
عَلَى
ala
with
تَخَوُّفٍ
takhawwufin
a gradual wasting
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
But indeed
رَبَّكُمْ
rabbakum
your Lord
لَرَءُوفٌ
laraufun
(is) surely Full of Kindness
رَّحِيمٌ
rahimun
Most Merciful
Transliteration
Aw yaakhuzahum 'alaa takhawwuf; fa inna Rabbakum la Ra'oofur Raheem
Translation
Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]? But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Or do they feel secure that Allah’s punishment will not come to them while they are afraid of it? Allah is able to punish them in every condition. Your Lord is compassionate and merciful. He does not take retribution hastily for perhaps His servants will turn to Him in repentance.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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