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Surah Al-Anbya, ayah 40

بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ

Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.

Al-Anbya · 21:40

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  1. بَلْbalNay
  2. تَأْتِيهِمtatīhimit will come to them
  3. بَغْتَةًۭbaghtatanunexpectedly
  4. فَتَبْهَتُهُمْfatabhatuhumand bewilder them
  5. فَلَاfalāthen not
  6. يَسْتَطِيعُونَyastaṭīʿūnathey will be able
  7. رَدَّهَاraddahāto repel it
  8. وَلَاwalāand not
  9. هُمْhumthey
  10. يُنظَرُونَyunẓarūnawill be given respite

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