Surah An-Naml 27:72 — translation and meaning

النمل · Verse 72 / 93 · Page 383

قُلْ عَسَى أَن يَكُونَ رَدِفَ لَكُم بَعْضُ الَّذِي تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

Word by Word

قُلْ
qul
Say
عَسَى
asa
Perhaps
أَن
an
that
يَكُونَ
yakuna
is
رَدِفَ
radifa
close behind
لَكُم
lakum
you
بَعْضُ
ba'du
some
الَّذِي
alladhi
(of) that which
تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
tasta'jiluna
you seek to hasten

Transliteration

Qul 'asaaa any-yakoona radifa lakum ba'dul lazee tasta'jiloon

Translation

Say, "Perhaps it is close behind you - some of that for which you are impatient.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O Messenger, say to them: “Perhaps some of the punishment you are hastily seeking has already come near”.

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

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