Surah Az-Zumar 39:57 — translation and meaning
الزمر · Verse 57 / 75 · Page 465
أَوْ تَقُولَ لَوْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هَدَانِي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
Word by Word
أَوْ
aw
Or
تَقُولَ
taqula
it should say
لَوْ
law
If only
أَنَّ
anna
If only
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
هَدَانِي
hadani
(had) guided me
لَكُنتُ
lakuntu
surely, I (would) have been
مِنَ
mina
among
الْمُتَّقِينَ
al-mutaqina
the righteous
Transliteration
Aw taqoola law annal laaha hadaanee lakuntu minal muttaqeen
Translation
Or [lest] it say, "If only Allah had guided me, I would have been among the righteous."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Or it will attempt to justify itself through the argument of fate and say: If Allah had guided me I would have been one of those who are mindful of him, by fulfilling His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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