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An-Nahl (The Bee)

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَتَىٰٓ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ﴿١

Translation (Sahih International)

The command of Allah is coming, so be not impatient for it. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.

Word-by-word meaning

أَتَىٰٓatāWill come
أَمْرُamru(the) command of Allah
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(the) command of Allah
فَلَاfalāso (do) not
تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ ۚtastaʿjilūhu(be) impatient for it
سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥsub'ḥānahuGlorified is He
وَتَعَـٰلَىٰwataʿālāand Exalted (is) He
عَمَّاʿammāabove what
يُشْرِكُونَyush'rikūnathey associate

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.Warning about the approach of the HourAllah is informing about the approach of the Hour in the past tense in Arabic in order to confirm that it will undoubtedly come to pass.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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