يَكَادُ ٱلْبَرْقُ يَخْطَفُ أَبْصَٰرَهُمْ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أَضَآءَ لَهُم مَّشَوْا۟ فِيهِ وَإِذَآ أَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَامُوا۟ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ
Translation
Sahih International
The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
Word-by-Word Translation
يَكَادُ
Almost
ٱلْبَرْقُ
the lightning
يَخْطَفُ
snatches away
أَبْصَـٰرَهُمْ ۖ
their sight
كُلَّمَآ
Whenever
أَضَآءَ
it flashes
لَهُم
for them
مَّشَوْا۟
they walk
فِيهِ
in it
وَإِذَآ
and when
أَظْلَمَ
it darkens
عَلَيْهِمْ
on them
قَامُوا۟ ۚ
they stand (still)
وَلَوْ
And if
شَآءَ
had willed
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
لَذَهَبَ
He would certainly have taken away
بِسَمْعِهِمْ
their hearing
وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۚ
and their sight
إِنَّ
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
عَلَىٰ
(is) on
كُلِّ
every
شَىْءٍۢ
thing
قَدِيرٌۭ
All-Powerful
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