Surah An-Naml 27:21 — translation and meaning
النمل · Verse 21 / 93 · Page 378
لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا أَوْ لَأَذْبَحَنَّهُ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّي بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
Word by Word
لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُ
la-u'adhibannahu
I will surely punish him
عَذَابًا
adhaban
(with) a punishment
شَدِيدًا
shadidan
severe
أَوْ
aw
or
لَأَذْبَحَنَّهُ
laadh'bahannahu
I will surely slaughter him
أَوْ
aw
unless
لَيَأْتِيَنِّي
layatiyanni
he brings me
بِسُلْطَانٍ
bisul'tanin
a reason
مُّبِينٍ
mubinin
clear
Transliteration
La-u'azzibanahoo 'azaaban shadeedan aw la azbahannahoo aw layaatiyannee bisultaanim mubeen
Translation
I will surely punish him with a severe punishment or slaughter him unless he brings me clear authorization."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
He said when its absence became clear to him: “I shall punish it severely, or I shall slaughter it as a punishment for being absent, unless it brings a clear proof to prove its excuse for absence”.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
100% Free App
Join 50,000+ Muslims
Download for free and never miss a prayer again