Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 47 (28:47)

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وَلَوْلَآ أَن تُصِيبَهُم مُّصِيبَةٌۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لَوْلَآ …

Quran 28:47 is ayah 47 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 391 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:47
وَلَوْلَآأَنتُصِيبَهُممُّصِيبَةٌۢبِمَاقَدَّمَتْأَيْدِيهِمْفَيَقُولُوا۟رَبَّنَالَوْلَآأَرْسَلْتَإِلَيْنَارَسُولًافَنَتَّبِعَءَايَٰتِكَوَنَكُونَمِنَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ٤٧
walawlā an tuṣībahum muṣībatun bimā qaddamat aydīhim fayaqūlū rabbanā lawlā arsalta ilaynā rasūlan fanattabiʿa āyātika wanakūna mina l-mu'minīna

And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers?"...(47)

Word by word

  1. وَلَوْلَآwalawlāAnd if not
  2. أَنan[that]
  3. تُصِيبَهُمtuṣībahumstruck them
  4. مُّصِيبَةٌۢmuṣībatuna disaster
  5. بِمَاbimāfor what
  6. قَدَّمَتْqaddamathad sent forth
  7. أَيْدِيهِمْaydīhimtheir hands
  8. فَيَقُولُوا۟fayaqūlūand they would say
  9. رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
  10. لَوْلَآlawlāWhy not
  11. أَرْسَلْتَarsaltaYou sent
  12. إِلَيْنَاilaynāto us
  13. رَسُولًاrasūlana Messenger
  14. فَنَتَّبِعَfanattabiʿaso we (could have) followed
  15. ءَايَٰتِكَāyātikaYour Verses
  16. وَنَكُونَwanakūnaand we (would) have been
  17. مِنَminaof
  18. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers

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