وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٢٠
And if it had not been for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy... 1 and because Allāh is Kind and Merciful.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 See footnote to verse 10.
Word by word Each word's meaning and sound
وَلَوۡلَا And if not walawlā فَضۡلُ (for the) Grace of Allah faḍlu ٱللَّهِ (for the) Grace of Allah l-lahi عَلَيۡكُمۡ upon you ʿalaykum وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ and His Mercy waraḥmatuhu وَأَنَّ And that wa-anna ٱللَّهَ Allah l-laha رَءُوفٞ (is) Full of Kindness raūfun رَّحِيمٞ Most Merciful raḥīmun Tafsir Had it not been for Allah’s grace upon you, O you who fell into the slander, and His mercy on You, and had it not been that Allah is compassionate and merciful to you, He would have punished you quickly.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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