Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the 47th verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)

Sahih International: Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]? But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.

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

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

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

Mohsin 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?

Arberry: Or that He will not seize them, little by little destroying them? Surely thy Lord is All-clement, All-compassionate.

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See Also

• Verse (16:47) Morphology - description of each Arabic word