Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 20
يَكَادُ ٱلْبَرْقُ يَخْطَفُ أَبْصَـٰرَهُمْ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أَضَآءَ لَهُم مَّشَوْا۟ فِيهِ وَإِذَآ أَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَامُوا۟ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allāh had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.
Al-Baqarah · 2:20
Word by word
- يَكَادُyakāduAlmost
- ٱلْبَرْقُl-barquthe lightning
- يَخْطَفُyakhṭafusnatches away
- أَبْصَـٰرَهُمْ ۖabṣārahumtheir sight
- كُلَّمَآkullamāWhenever
- أَضَآءَaḍāait flashes
- لَهُمlahumfor them
- مَّشَوْا۟mashawthey walk
- فِيهِfīhiin it
- وَإِذَآwa-idhāand when
- أَظْلَمَaẓlamait darkens
- عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimon them
- قَامُوا۟ ۚqāmūthey stand (still)
- وَلَوْwalawAnd if
- شَآءَshāahad willed
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- لَذَهَبَladhahabaHe would certainly have taken away
- بِسَمْعِهِمْbisamʿihimtheir hearing
- وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۚwa-abṣārihimand their sight
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- عَلَىٰʿalā(is) on
- كُلِّkullievery
- شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
- قَدِيرٌۭqadīrunAll-Powerful
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