Surah Al-An'am, ayah 35
وَإِن كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكَ إِعْرَاضُهُمْ فَإِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ أَن تَبْتَغِىَ نَفَقًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَوْ سُلَّمًا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتَأْتِيَهُم بِـَٔايَةٍ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَمَعَهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۚ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ
And if their evasion is difficult for you, then if you are able to seek a tunnel into the earth or a stairway into the sky to bring them a sign, [then do so]. But if Allāh had willed, He would have united them upon guidance. So never be of the ignorant.
Al-An'am · 6:35
Word by word
- وَإِنwa-inAnd if
- كَانَkānais
- كَبُرَkaburadifficult
- عَلَيْكَʿalaykafor you
- إِعْرَاضُهُمْiʿ'rāḍuhumtheir aversion
- فَإِنِfa-inithen if
- ٱسْتَطَعْتَis'taṭaʿtayou are able
- أَنanto
- تَبْتَغِىَtabtaghiyaseek
- نَفَقًۭاnafaqana tunnel
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
- أَوْawor
- سُلَّمًۭاsullamana ladder
- فِىfīinto
- ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe sky
- فَتَأْتِيَهُمfatatiyahumso that you bring to them
- بِـَٔايَةٍۢ ۚbiāyatina Sign
- وَلَوْwalawBut if
- شَآءَshāa(had) willed
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- لَجَمَعَهُمْlajamaʿahumsurely He (would) have gathered them
- عَلَىʿalāon
- ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۚl-hudāthe guidance
- فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
- تَكُونَنَّtakūnannabe
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَl-jāhilīnathe ignorant
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