Study Mode · Ayah 8:68
Surah Al-Anfal · 8:68
لَّوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
Law laa Kitaabum minal laahi sabaqa lamassakum fee maaa akhaztum 'azaabun 'azeem
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Saheeh International
If not for a decree from Allah that preceded, you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishment.
Yusuf Ali
Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that ye took.
Pickthall
Had it not been for an ordinance of Allah which had gone before, an awful doom had come upon you on account of what ye took.