Surah Al-Anbya, ayah 17
لَوْ أَرَدْنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا لَّٱتَّخَذْنَـٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّآ إِن كُنَّا فَـٰعِلِينَ
Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so.
Al-Anbya · 21:17
Word by word
- لَوْlawIf
- أَرَدْنَآaradnāWe intended
- أَنanthat
- نَّتَّخِذَnattakhidhaWe take
- لَهْوًۭاlahwana pastime
- لَّٱتَّخَذْنَـٰهُla-ittakhadhnāhusurely We (could have) taken it
- مِنminfrom
- لَّدُنَّآladunnāUs
- إِنinif
- كُنَّاkunnāWe were
- فَـٰعِلِينَfāʿilīnadoers
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