لَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ حُطَٰمٗا فَظَلۡتُمۡ تَفَكَّهُونَ ٦٥
If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 At what had happened or remain in a state of shock. Another meaning is "in regret."
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- لَوۡIflaw
- نَشَآءُWe willednashāu
- لَجَعَلۡنَٰهُWe (would) surely, make itlajaʿalnāhu
- حُطَٰمٗاdebrisḥuṭāman
- فَظَلۡتُمۡthen you would remainfaẓaltum
- تَفَكَّهُونَwonderingtafakkahūna
Tafsir
If I wish to ruin that crop, I can do so after bringing it close to ripening and harvest. You would then be left shocked at what affected it.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran