لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥI will surely punish himla-uʿadhibannahu
عَذَابٗا(with) a punishmentʿadhāban
شَدِيدًاsevereshadīdan
أَوۡoraw
لَأَاْذۡبَحَنَّهُۥٓI will surely slaughter himlaādh'baḥannahu
أَوۡunlessaw
لَيَأۡتِيَنِّيhe brings melayatiyannī
بِسُلۡطَٰنٖa reasonbisul'ṭānin
مُّبِينٖclearmubīnin
Tafsir
He said when its absence became clear to him: “I shall punish it severely, or I shall slaughter it as a punishment for being absent, unless it brings a clear proof to prove its excuse for absence”.