أَوۡ تَقُولَ لَوۡ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هَدَىٰنِي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ ٥٧
Or [lest] it say, "If only Allāh had guided me, I would have been among the righteous."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- أَوۡOraw
- تَقُولَit should saytaqūla
- لَوۡIf thatlaw
- أَنَّIf thatanna
- ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
- هَدَىٰنِي(had) guided mehadānī
- لَكُنتُsurely, I (would) have beenlakuntu
- مِنَamongmina
- ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَthe righteousl-mutaqīna
Tafsir
Or it will attempt to justify itself through the argument of fate and say: If Allah had guided me I would have been one of those who are mindful of him, by fulfilling His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran