The Quran

سورة النّحل

Surah Al-Nahl 16:47

The Bee · Verse 47 of 128

أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ عَلَىٰ تَخَوُّفٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Or it may be that He will take them to task through (a process of) gradual diminition (until disbelief is completely annihilated)? For surely your Lord is All-Compassionate, Ever Merciful.

Abdullah 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.

Ahmed Ali

Or He may seize them by diminishing their portion. Yet your Lord is compassionate and kind.

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Ali Unal

Or that He will not seize them with gradual wasting (of wealth and health giving them time to mend their ways)? For surely your Lord is All-Pitying, All-Compassionate.

Daryabadi

Or, that he will not take hold of them by giving them a fright? verily thy Lord is Kind, Merciful.

Faridul Haque

Or that He may seize them whilst constantly ruining them? For indeed your Lord is Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Or that He will not seize them with a gradual diminution? Your Lord is surely Compassionate, Merciful.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Or that HE will not destroy them through a process of gradual attrition? Your Lord is indeed Compassionate, Merciful.

Muhammad Asad

or take them to task through slow decay?

Muhammad Musin Khan

Or that He may catch them with gradual wasting (of their wealth and health). Truly! Your Lord is indeed full of Kindness, Most Merciful?

Muhammad Pickthall

Or that He will not seize them with a gradual wasting? Lo! thy Lord is indeed Full of Pity, Merciful.

Muhammad Sarwar

Are they confident that God will not slowly destroy them? Your Lord is Compassionate and All-merciful.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Or that He may not seize them by causing them to suffer gradual loss, for your Lord is most surely Compassionate, Merciful.

Rashad Khalifa

Or it may strike them while they are fearfully expecting it. Your Lord is Compassionate, Most Merciful.

Shabbir Ahmed

Or that He could not cause such communities to decline slowly. Yet, your Lord is Most Compassionate, Merciful.