وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَا مِنكُم مَّلَٰٓئِكَةٗ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَخۡلُفُونَ ٦٠
And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another]1 on the earth.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Or "succeeding [you]."
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَلَوۡAnd ifwalaw
- نَشَآءُWe willednashāu
- لَجَعَلۡنَاsurely We (could have) madelajaʿalnā
- مِنكُمamong youminkum
- مَّلَٰٓئِكَةٗAngelsmalāikatan
- فِيinfī
- ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
- يَخۡلُفُونَsucceedingyakhlufūna
Tafsir
O children of Adam! If I wish to destroy you and make the angels succeed you on earth in your place, they would worship Me and not ascribe partners with me at all.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran