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Surah An-Nahl, Verse 47

سورة النحل، الآية ٤٧

16:47 Juz 14 Hizb 27 Page 272 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 16:47

أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ عَلَىٰ تَخَوُّفٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ۝٤٧

Transliteration

aw yakhudhahum ʿalā takhawwufin fa-inna rabbakum laraūfun raḥīmun

Translation

Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]?700 But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.701

Notes

[700] i.e., being aware of what is about to strike them after having seen those near them succumb.
[701] Postponing deserved punishment and giving opportunities for repentance.

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Verse 47 of Surah An-Nahl (16:47), a Meccan surah, is in juz 14, on page 272 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 47

Al-Mukhtasar

Or do they feel secure that Allah’s punishment will not come to them while they are afraid of it? Allah is able to punish them in every condition. Your Lord is compassionate and merciful. He does not take retribution hastily for perhaps His servants will turn to Him in repentance.

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Other translations of verse 47

Or that He will seize them when they are in a state of fear? But your Lord is indeed Ever Gracious, Most Merciful28.

Notes

[28] Postponing punishment and giving opportunity for repentance.

Or that He may catch them with gradual wasting (of their wealth and health). Truly! Your Lord is indeed full of Kindness, Most Merciful?

Or that He will not seize them with a gradual wasting? Lo! thy Lord is indeed Full of Pity, Merciful.

Or that He may not call them to account by a process of slow wastage - for thy Lord is indeed full of kindness and mercy.

Or that He may not seize them by causing them to suffer gradual loss, for your Lord is most surely Compassionate, Merciful.

Or that He will not take them (away) by constant fright? Then, surely your Lord is indeed Ever-Compassionate, Ever-Merciful.

Verse 47 word by word

  1. أَوْ aw Or
  2. يَأْخُذَهُمْ yakhudhahum that He may seize them أ خ ذ
  3. عَلَىٰ ʿalā with
  4. تَخَوُّفٍ takhawwufin a gradual wasting خ و ف
  5. فَإِنَّ fa-inna But indeed
  6. رَبَّكُمْ rabbakum your Lord ر ب ب
  7. لَرَءُوفٌ laraūfun (is) surely Full of Kindness ر أ ف
  8. رَّحِيمٌ raḥīmun Most Merciful ر ح م

Verses related to verse 47

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Hud 11:102

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَآ أَخَذَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَهِىَ ظَٰلِمَةٌ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُۥٓ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ

    And thus is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the cities while they are committing wrong. Indeed, His seizure is painful and severe.

  • Al-Hajj 22:48

    وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.

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