Surah Hud 11:102 — translation and meaning
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ۚ وَكَذَلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَى وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ
Word by Word
ۚ
وَكَذَلِكَ
wakadhalika
And thus
أَخْذُ
akhdhu
(is) the seizure (of)
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
إِذَا
idha
when
أَخَذَ
akhadha
He seizes
الْقُرَى
al-qura
the cities
وَهِيَ
wahiya
while they
ظَالِمَةٌ
zalimatun
(are) doing wrong
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
أَخْذَهُ
akhdhahu
His seizure
أَلِيمٌ
alimun
(is) painful
شَدِيدٌ
shadidun
(and) severe
Transliteration
Wa kazaalika akhzu Rabbika izaaa akhazal quraa wa hiya zaalimah; inna akhzahooo aleemun shadeed
Translation
And thus is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the cities while they are committing wrong. Indeed, His seizure is painful and severe.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Such is the grip and annihilation with which Allah seizes the towns that deny, in every time and place. His grip of such disobedient towns is a painful and strong one.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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