Surah An-Nahl, ayah 47
أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ عَلَىٰ تَخَوُّفٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]? But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
An-Nahl · 16:47
Word by word
- أَوْawOr
- يَأْخُذَهُمْyakhudhahumthat He may seize them
- عَلَىٰʿalāwith
- تَخَوُّفٍۢtakhawwufina gradual wasting
- فَإِنَّfa-innaBut indeed
- رَبَّكُمْrabbakumyour Lord
- لَرَءُوفٌۭlaraūfun(is) surely Full of Kindness
- رَّحِيمٌraḥīmunMost Merciful
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