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An-Nahl 1

Ayah 1 of 128 · Meccan

أَتَىٰٓ أَمۡرُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَسۡتَعۡجِلُوهُۚ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ ١

The command of Allāh is coming,1 so be not impatient for it. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Literally, "has come," indicating the certainty and nearness of the Last Hour.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَتَىٰٓWill comeatā
  2. أَمۡرُ(the) command of Allahamru
  3. ٱللَّهِ(the) command of Allahl-lahi
  4. فَلَاso (do) notfalā
  5. تَسۡتَعۡجِلُوهُۚ(be) impatient for ittastaʿjilūhu
  6. سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥGlorified is Hesub'ḥānahu
  7. وَتَعَٰلَىٰand Exalted (is) Hewataʿālā
  8. عَمَّاabove whatʿammā
  9. يُشۡرِكُونَthey associateyush'rikūna

Tafsir

The Hour and the punishment that Allah has decreed for you - O disbelievers - is close, so do not ask for it to come sooner than its time. Exalted is He and High above that which they associate with Him in their worship.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran