فَلَا تَعۡجَلۡ عَلَيۡهِمۡۖ إِنَّمَا نَعُدُّ لَهُمۡ عَدّٗا ٨٤
So be not impatient over them. We only count out [i.e., allow] to them a [limited] number.1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Of breaths, of days, or of evil deeds.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَلَاSo (do) notfalā
- تَعۡجَلۡmake hastetaʿjal
- عَلَيۡهِمۡۖagainst themʿalayhim
- إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
- نَعُدُّWe countnaʿuddu
- لَهُمۡfor themlahum
- عَدّٗاa numberʿaddan
Tafsir
Do not be hasty, O Messenger, in asking Allah to punish them quickly. I am keeping a close record of their lives, until when the period of their respite comes to an end, I will punish them with what they deserve.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran