Surah Hud 11:104 — translation and meaning

هود · Verse 104 / 123 · Page 233

وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٍ مَّعْدُودٍ

Word by Word

وَمَا
wama
And not
نُؤَخِّرُهُ
nu-akhiruhu
We delay it
إِلَّا
illa
except
لِأَجَلٍ
li-ajalin
for a term
مَّعْدُودٍ
ma'dudin
limited

Transliteration

Wa maa nu'akhkhiruhooo illaa li ajalim ma'dood

Translation

And We do not delay it except for a limited term.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I only postpone that witnessed day for a time that is known.

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

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