عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ ٤١
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- عَلَىٰٓ[On]ʿalā
- أَنtoan
- نُّبَدِّلَ[We] replacenubaddila
- خَيۡرٗا(with) betterkhayran
- مِّنۡهُمۡthan themmin'hum
- وَمَاand notwamā
- نَحۡنُWenaḥnu
- بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ(are) to be outrunbimasbūqīna
Tafsir
He is capable of destroying them and replacing them with others who obey Him; He is not incapable of doing so. Nor can He be overpowered when He intends to destroy them and replace them.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran