لَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُ بِٱلۡيَمِينِ ٤٥
We would have seized him by the right hand;1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Another interpretation is "by [Our] right hand," i.e., Allāh would have exacted revenge with might and power.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- لَأَخَذۡنَاCertainly We (would) have seizedla-akhadhnā
- مِنۡهُhimmin'hu
- بِٱلۡيَمِينِby the right handbil-yamīni
Tafsir
I would definitely take forceful and due retribution from him.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran