Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:3 — translation and meaning

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لَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ

Word by Word

لَعَلَّكَ
la'allaka
Perhaps you
بَاخِعٌ
bakhi'un
(would) kill
نَّفْسَكَ
nafsaka
yourself
أَلَّا
alla
that not
يَكُونُوا
yakunu
they become
مُؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minina
believers

Transliteration

La'allaka baakhi'un nafsaka allaa yakoonoo mu'mineen

Translation

Perhaps, [O Muhammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Perhaps you O Messenger because of your eagerness for their guidance are killing yourself out of fear for them that they do not believe in Allah.

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

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