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Al-Anbya 109

Ayah 109 of 112 · Meccan

فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَقُلۡ ءَاذَنتُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٖۖ وَإِنۡ أَدۡرِيٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٞ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ ١٠٩

But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally.1 And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 The Prophet (ﷺ) made this message known to all people, not concealing any of it from anyone or preferring any group over another.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَإِنBut iffa-in
  2. تَوَلَّوۡاْthey turn awaytawallaw
  3. فَقُلۡthen sayfaqul
  4. ءَاذَنتُكُمۡI (have) announced to youādhantukum
  5. عَلَىٰequallyʿalā
  6. سَوَآءٖۖequallysawāin
  7. وَإِنۡAnd notwa-in
  8. أَدۡرِيٓI knowadrī
  9. أَقَرِيبٌwhether is nearaqarībun
  10. أَمoram
  11. بَعِيدٞfarbaʿīdun
  12. مَّاwhatmā
  13. تُوعَدُونَyou are promisedtūʿadūna

Tafsir

O Messenger! If these people turn away from that which you have brought to them, then say to them, “I am informing you that we are both in agreement that we are different, and I do not know when the punishment Allah promised you with, will descend upon you.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran