Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:60 — translation and meaning
الزخرف · Verse 60 / 89 · Page 493
وَلَوْ نَشَاءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنكُم مَّلَائِكَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ
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وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
نَشَاءُ
nashau
We willed
لَجَعَلْنَا
laja'alna
surely We (could have) made
مِنكُم
minkum
among you
مَّلَائِكَةً
malaikatan
Angels
فِي
fi
in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
يَخْلُفُونَ
yakhlufuna
succeeding
Transliteration
Wa law nashaaa'u laja'alnaa minkum malaaa'ikatan fil ardi yakhlufoon
Translation
And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another] on the earth.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
O children of Adam! If I wish to destroy you and make the angels succeed you on earth in your place, they would worship Me and not ascribe partners with me at all.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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