Surah Al-Baqarah Ayah 20

Al-Baqarah · Ayah 20 · Juz 1 · Page 4

يَكَادُ ٱلۡبَرۡقُ يَخۡطَفُ أَبۡصَٰرَهُمۡۖ كُلَّمَآ أَضَآءَ لَهُم مَّشَوۡاْ فِيهِ وَإِذَآ أَظۡلَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ قَامُواْۚ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمۡعِهِمۡ وَأَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ ٢٠

Yakādul-barqu yakhṭafu abṣārahum, kullamā aḍāʾa lahum mashaw fīhi wa idhā aẓlama ʿalayhim qāmū, wa law shāʾallāhu ladhahaba bisamʿihim wa abṣārihim, innallāha ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr.

The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allāh had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

Translation: Sahih International

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  • يَكَادُAlmost
  • ٱلۡبَرۡقُthe lightning
  • يَخۡطَفُsnatches away
  • أَبۡصَٰرَهُمۡۖtheir sight
  • كُلَّمَآWhenever
  • أَضَآءَit flashes
  • لَهُمfor them
  • مَّشَوۡاْthey walk
  • فِيهِin it
  • وَإِذَآand when
  • أَظۡلَمَit darkens
  • عَلَيۡهِمۡon them
  • قَامُواْۚthey stand (still)
  • وَلَوۡAnd if
  • شَآءَhad willed
  • ٱللَّهُAllah
  • لَذَهَبَHe would certainly have taken away
  • بِسَمۡعِهِمۡtheir hearing
  • وَأَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡۚand their sight
  • إِنَّIndeed
  • ٱللَّهَAllah
  • عَلَىٰ(is) on
  • كُلِّevery
  • شَيۡءٖthing
  • قَدِيرٞAll-Powerful

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