Surah Nuh 71:27 — translation and meaning

نوح · Verse 27 / 28 · Page 571

إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوا إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا

Word by Word

إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed You
إِن
in
if
تَذَرْهُمْ
tadharhum
You leave them
يُضِلُّوا
yudillu
they will mislead
عِبَادَكَ
ibadaka
Your slaves
وَلَا
wala
and not
يَلِدُوا
yalidu
they will beget
إِلَّا
illa
except
فَاجِرًا
fajiran
a wicked
كَفَّارًا
kaffaran
a disbeliever

Transliteration

Innaka in tazarhum yudil loo 'ibaadaka wa laa yalidooo illaa faajiran kaffaaraa

Translation

Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

“O my Lord! If you leave them and give them respite, they will lead your believing servants astray and will only give birth to more transgressors who will not obey You, or extreme ungrateful ones who will not show gratitude for Your favours.”

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

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