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قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍۢ﴿١٣

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, "Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."

Word-by-word meaning

قُلْqulSay
إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
أَخَافُakhāfu[I] fear
إِنْinif
عَصَيْتُʿaṣaytuI disobey
رَبِّىrabbīmy Lord
عَذَابَʿadhāba(the) punishment
يَوْمٍyawmin(of) a Day
عَظِيمٍۢʿaẓīmingreat

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Creating Fear of the Punishment of AllahAllah `says, say O Muhammad, even though you are the Messenger of Allah ﷺ:'إِنِّى أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ(Verily, if I disobey my Lord, I am afraid of the torment of a great Day.) meaning the Day of Resurrection.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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