If We will, We can drown them—with no screaming to be heard from them, nor will they be saved.
Ya-Seen 36:43
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وَإِنْ نَشَأْ نُغْرِقْهُمْ فَلَا صَرِيخَ لَهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنْقَذُونَ
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If We will, We can drown them—with no screaming to be heard from them, nor will they be saved.
If We wanted, We could drown them. Then no one would hear their cries, and no one could save them.
If We wanted, We could drown them, and no one would hear their cries, nor could they be saved.
And if We will, We drown them — then there is no one to cry to for help, nor are they rescued.
If We willed, We could drown them—with no screaming to be heard from them, nor will they be saved.
If We willed, We could drown them—with no screaming to be heard from them, nor will they be saved.
And if We should will, We could drown them; then no one responding to a cry would there be for them, nor would they be saved
And if We will, We shall drown them, and there will be no shout (or helper) for them (to hear their cry for help), nor will they be saved.
If We willed, We could drown them, then there would be no one to respond to their cry, nor could they be rescued,
If it were Our Will, We could drown them: then would there be no helper (to hear their cry), nor could they be delivered,
And if We will, We drown them, and there is no help for them, neither can they be saved;
If it were Our will, We could drown them: then there would be no helper [to hear their cry], nor could they be saved.
Should We so wish, We can drown them, and there will be none to heed their cries of distress, nor will they be rescued.
And if We like We drown them, whereat they have no one to call for help, nor are they rescued
Wain nasha nughriqhum fala sareekha lahum wala hum yunqathoona