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Az-Zukhruf 48

Ayah 48 of 89 · Meccan

وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنۡ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِيَ أَكۡبَرُ مِنۡ أُخۡتِهَاۖ وَأَخَذۡنَٰهُم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ ٤٨

And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. نُرِيهِمWe showed themnurīhim
  3. مِّنۡofmin
  4. ءَايَةٍa Signāyatin
  5. إِلَّاbutillā
  6. هِيَithiya
  7. أَكۡبَرُ(was) greaterakbaru
  8. مِنۡthanmin
  9. أُخۡتِهَاۖits sisterukh'tihā
  10. وَأَخَذۡنَٰهُمand We seized themwa-akhadhnāhum
  11. بِٱلۡعَذَابِwith the punishmentbil-ʿadhābi
  12. لَعَلَّهُمۡso that they maylaʿallahum
  13. يَرۡجِعُونَreturnyarjiʿūna

Tafsir

I showed Pharaoh and his leaders proof after proof to establish the authenticity of Moses’ message, each proof was greater in magnitude than the previous one. I seized them with the punishment in the world, in the hope that they turn away from the disbelief they were in, but to no avail.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran