قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَأۡتِيكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُ إِن شَآءَ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعۡجِزِينَ ٣٣
He said, "Allāh will only bring it to you if He wills, and you will not cause [Him] failure.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالَHe saidqāla
- إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
- يَأۡتِيكُمwill bring it (on) youyatīkum
- بِهِwill bring it (on) youbihi
- ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
- إِنifin
- شَآءَHe willsshāa
- وَمَآand notwamā
- أَنتُمyou (are)antum
- بِمُعۡجِزِينَone who (can) escape (it)bimuʿ'jizīna
Tafsir
Noah said to them that he could not bring the punishment upon them, and that only Allah would bring it to them, if He willed; and that they would not be able to escape from the punishment of Allah if He willed for them to be given a punishment.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran