Study Mode · Ayah 16:47
Surah An-Nahl · 16:47
أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ عَلَىٰ تَخَوُّفٍۢ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌۭ رَّحِيمٌ
Aw yaakhuzahum 'alaa takhawwuf; fa inna Rabbakum la Ra'oofur Raheem
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Saheeh International
Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]? But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
Yusuf Ali
Or that He may not call them to account by a process of slow wastage - for thy Lord is indeed full of kindness and mercy.
Pickthall
Or that He will not seize them with a gradual wasting? Lo! thy Lord is indeed Full of Pity, Merciful.