قُلۡ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ رَدِفَ لَكُم بَعۡضُ ٱلَّذِي تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ ٧٢
Say, "Perhaps it is close behind you [i.e., very near] - some of that for which you are impatient.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قُلۡSayqul
- عَسَىٰٓPerhapsʿasā
- أَنthatan
- يَكُونَisyakūna
- رَدِفَclose behindradifa
- لَكُمyoulakum
- بَعۡضُsomebaʿḍu
- ٱلَّذِي(of) that whichalladhī
- تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَyou seek to hastentastaʿjilūna
Tafsir
O Messenger, say to them: “Perhaps some of the punishment you are hastily seeking has already come near”.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran