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Al-Baqarah 64

Ayah 64 of 286 · Medinan

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيۡتُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَۖ فَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ لَكُنتُم مِّنَ ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ ٦٤

Then you turned away after that. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, you would have been among the losers.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ثُمَّThenthumma
  2. تَوَلَّيۡتُمyou turned awaytawallaytum
  3. مِّنۢfrommin
  4. بَعۡدِafterbaʿdi
  5. ذَٰلِكَۖthatdhālika
  6. فَلَوۡلَاSo if notfalawlā
  7. فَضۡلُ(for the) Gracefaḍlu
  8. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  9. عَلَيۡكُمۡupon youʿalaykum
  10. وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥand His Mercywaraḥmatuhu
  11. لَكُنتُمsurely you would have beenlakuntum
  12. مِّنَofmina
  13. ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَthe losersl-khāsirīna

Tafsir

Yet after making a firm promise, you broke the contract and rebelled. If it had not been for Allah’s favour in His tolerance towards you, and His mercy, accepting when you asked for forgiveness, then you would be among the losers because of your turning away and rebellion.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran