Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 61

Meaning of Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 61

Walaw yu-akhithu Allahuannasa bithulmihim ma tarakaAAalayha min dabbatin walakin yu-akhkhiruhumila ajalin musamman fa-itha jaa ajaluhum layasta/khiroona saAAatan wala yastaqdimoon

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1. وَلَوْwalawAnd if
2. يُؤَاخِذُyuākhidhuAllah were to seize
3. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah were to seize
4. ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe mankind
5. بِظُلْمِهِمbiẓul'mihimfor their wrongdoing
6. مَّاmānot
7. تَرَكَtarakaHe (would) have left
8. عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāupon it
9. مِنminany
10. دَآبَّةٍۢdābbatinmoving creature
11. وَلَـٰكِنwalākinbut
12. يُؤَخِّرُهُمْyu-akhiruhumHe defers them
13. إِلَىٰٓilāfor
14. أَجَلٍۢajalina term
15. مُّسَمًّۭى ۖmusammanappointed
16. فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
17. جَآءَjāacomes
18. أَجَلُهُمْajaluhumtheir terms
19. لَاlānot
20. يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَyastakhirūnathey (will) remain behind
21. سَاعَةًۭ ۖsāʿatanan hour
22. وَلَاwalāand not
23. يَسْتَقْدِمُونَyastaqdimūnathey can advance (it)