وَلَوۡلَآ أَن ثَبَّتۡنَٰكَ لَقَدۡ كِدتَّ تَرۡكَنُ إِلَيۡهِمۡ شَيۡـٔٗا قَلِيلًا ٧٤
And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَلَوۡلَآAnd if notwalawlā
- أَن[that]an
- ثَبَّتۡنَٰكَWe (had) strengthened youthabbatnāka
- لَقَدۡcertainlylaqad
- كِدتَّyou almostkidtta
- تَرۡكَنُ(would) have inclinedtarkanu
- إِلَيۡهِمۡto themilayhim
- شَيۡـٔٗا(in) somethingshayan
- قَلِيلًاa littleqalīlan
Tafsir
And had I not favoured you by making you firm on the truth, you were about to incline towards them slightly and then agree with them in what they requested of you, due to their severe deception and scheming, alongside your extreme eagerness for them to bring faith. However, I protected you from inclining towards them.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran