An-Nahl 16:47

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أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ عَلَىٰ تَخَوُّفٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ

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Or that He will not seize them while in dread? Your Lord is Gentle and Merciful.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

Or that He will not seize them while in dread? Your Lord is Gentle and Merciful.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

Or He could punish them gradually, while they're afraid. But your Lord is truly gentle and kind.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

Or that He won't take them while they're afraid? Yet your Lord is truly gentle and merciful.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

Or that He will not seize them through gradual decline? Truly your Lord is Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

Or that He will not seize them while in dread? Your Lord is Kind and Merciful.

Community • Allah

Or that He will not seize them while in dread? Your Lord is Kind and Merciful.

Community • God

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

Saheeh International

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

Hilali and Khan

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

Rowwad Translation Center

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.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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

Marmaduke Pickthall

Or that He will not punish them by giving them a fright? Indeed, your Lord is kind and merciful.

Wahiduddin Khan

or that He will not seize them when they are apprehensive of the impending calamity? Surely your Lord is Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

Abul A'la Maududi

Or that He will not visit them with attrition? Indeed your Lord is most kind and merciful.

Ali Quli Qarai

Aw yakhuthahum AAala takhawwufin fainna rabbakum laraoofun raheemun

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