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Verse 147of 165

فَإِن كَذَّبُوكَ فَقُل رَّبُّكُمْ ذُو رَحْمَةٍۢ وَٰسِعَةٍۢ وَلَا يُرَدُّ بَأْسُهُۥ عَنِ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ﴿١٤٧

Translation (Sahih International)

So if they deny you, [O Muhammad], say, "Your Lord is the possessor of vast mercy; but His punishment cannot be repelled from the people who are criminals."

Word-by-word meaning

فَإِنfa-inBut if
كَذَّبُوكَkadhabūkathey deny you
فَقُلfaqulthen say
رَّبُّكُمْrabbukumYour Lord
ذُوdhū(is the) Possessor
رَحْمَةٍۢraḥmatin(of) Mercy
وَٰسِعَةٍۢwāsiʿatinVast
وَلَاwalābut not
يُرَدُّyuradduwill be turned back
بَأْسُهُۥbasuhuHis wrath
عَنِʿanifrom
ٱلْقَوْمِl-qawmithe people
ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَl-muj'rimīna(who are) criminals

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

فَقُل رَّبُّكُمْ ذُو رَحْمَةٍ وَسِعَةٍ(Say: "Your Lord is the Owner of vast mercy...") encouraging them to seek Allah's vast mercy and follow His Messenger,وَلاَ يُرَدُّ بَأْسُهُ عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ(and never will His wrath be turned back from the people who are criminals.) discouraging them from defying the Messenger, the Final Prophet, Muhammad ﷺ. Allah often joins encouragement with threats in the Qur'an.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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