Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 68
لَّوْلَا كِتَـٰبٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَآ أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
If not for a decree from Allāh that preceded, you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishment.
Al-Anfal · 8:68
Word by word
- لَّوْلَاlawlāHad not
- كِتَـٰبٌۭkitābunan ordainment
- مِّنَminafrom
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- سَبَقَsabaqapreceded
- لَمَسَّكُمْlamassakumsurely (would) have touched you
- فِيمَآfīmāfor what
- أَخَذْتُمْakhadhtumyou took
- عَذَابٌʿadhābuna punishment
- عَظِيمٌۭʿaẓīmungreat
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