Surah Al-Qalam, ayah 49
لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ
If not that a favor [i.e., mercy] from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.
Al-Qalam · 68:49
Word by word
- لَّوْلَآlawlāIf not
- أَنanthat
- تَدَٰرَكَهُۥtadārakahuovertook him
- نِعْمَةٌۭniʿ'matuna Favor
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
- لَنُبِذَlanubidhasurely he would have been thrown
- بِٱلْعَرَآءِbil-ʿarāionto (the) naked shore
- وَهُوَwahuwawhile he
- مَذْمُومٌۭmadhmūmun(was) blamed
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