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وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَآ أَخَذَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَهِىَ ظَٰلِمَةٌ ۚ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُۥٓ أَلِيمٌۭ شَدِيدٌ﴿١٠٢

Translation (Sahih International)

And thus is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the cities while they are committing wrong. Indeed, His seizure is painful and severe.

Word-by-word meaning

وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
أَخْذُakhdhu(is) the seizure (of) your Lord
رَبِّكَrabbika(is) the seizure (of) your Lord
إِذَآidhāwhen
أَخَذَakhadhaHe seizes
ٱلْقُرَىٰl-qurāthe cities
وَهِىَwahiyawhile they
ظَـٰلِمَةٌ ۚẓālimatun(are) doing wrong
إِنَّinnaIndeed
أَخْذَهُۥٓakhdhahuHis seizure
أَلِيمٌۭalīmun(is) painful
شَدِيدٌshadīdun(and) severe

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

إِنَّ أَخْذَهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ(Verily, His punishment is painful (and) severe.) In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that Abu Musa said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,«إِنَّ اللهَ لَيُمْلِي لِلظَّالِمِ حَتَّى إِذَا أَخَذَهُ لَمْ يُفْلِتْه»(Verily, Allah gives respite to a wrongdoer until He seizes him and he cannot escape.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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