أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ عَلَىٰ تَخَوُّفٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]? But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அல்லது. அவர்கள் அஞ்சிக் கொண்டிருக்கும் பொழுதே (அல்லாஹ்) அவர்களைப் பிடிக்கமாட்டான் (என்று அச்சமற்றவர்களாக இருக்கிறார்களா?) நிச்சயமாக உங்கள் இறைவன் இரக்கமுடையவன்; பெருங் கிருபையுடையவன்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එසේ නොමැති නම් බියෙන් පසුවෙමින් සිටිය දී ඔහු ඔවුන් ග්රහණය කිරීම ගැන (ඔවුන් නිර්භියව සිටිත් ද?) නමුත් නුඹගේ පරමාධිපති මහත් සෙනෙහෙවන්ත ය; මහා කරුණා ගුණයෙන් යුක්ත ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- یا انہیں ڈرا دھمکا کر پکڑ لے ، پس یقیناً تمہارا پروردگار اعلیٰ شفقت اور انتہائی رحم واﻻ ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- またはゆっくり消耗させて，かれらを召されることはないであろうか。本当にあなたがたの主は親切な方，慈悲深い方であられる。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 或逐渐惩治他们，因为你们的主确是至爱的，确是至慈的。
Tafsir of 16:47
How the Guilty can feel Secure Allah informs us about His patience, and how He delays the punishment for the sinners who do evil things and call others to do likewise, plotting to call others to do evil - even though He is able to make the earth swallow them or to bring His wrath upon them. مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَشْعُرُونَ (from where they do not perceive it), meaning in such a way that they do not know where it comes from. As Allah says: أَءَمِنتُمْ مَّن فِى السَّمَآءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ الاٌّرْضَ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَمُورُ - أَمْ أَمِنتُمْ مِّن فِى السَّمَآءِ أَن يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَصِباً فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ نَذِيرِ (Do you feel secure that He Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not cause you to sink into the earth, when it quakes Or do you feel secure that He Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not send a storm of stones upon you Then you shall know how My warning really is.) (67:16-17). أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ فِى تَقَلُّبِهِمْ (Or that He may punish them in the midst of their going to and fro) meaning, when they are busy with their daily business, travel, and other distracting activities.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
