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وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ فَٱسْتَبَقُوا۟ ٱلصِّرَٰطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبْصِرُونَ

Word by word

وَلَوْ

And if

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix

لَوْPreposition — conditional

نَشَآءُ

We willed

Verb

Root: شيأ

Grammar (i'rab)

نَشَآءُVerb — imperfect، 1st plur.

لَطَمَسْنَا

We (would have) surely obliterated

Verb

Root: طمس

Grammar (i'rab)

لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix

طَمَسْVerb — perfect، 1st plur.

نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.

عَلَىٰٓ

[over]

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

عَلَىٰٓPreposition — preposition

أَعْيُنِهِمْ

their eyes

Noun

Root: عين

Grammar (i'rab)

أَعْيُنِNoun — fem. plur.، genitive

هِمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

فَٱسْتَبَقُوا۟

then they (would) race

Verb

Root: سبق

Grammar (i'rab)

فَPreposition — resumption، prefix

ٱسْتَبَقُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.

وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

ٱلصِّرَٰطَ

(to find) the path

Noun

Root: صرط

Grammar (i'rab)

ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix

صِّرَٰطَNoun — masculine، accusative

فَأَنَّىٰ

then how

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

فَPreposition — resumption، prefix

أَنَّىٰNoun — interrogative، accusative

يُبْصِرُونَ

(could) they see

Verb

Root: بصر

Grammar (i'rab)

يُبْصِرُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.

ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

Translation

If it had been our Will, We could surely have blotted out their eyes; then should they have run about groping for the Path, but how could they have seen?

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

If it had been Our will, We could have taken away their sight. They would have struggled to find the way, but how could they have seen it?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

And had We willed, We verily could have quenched their eyesight so that they should struggle for the way. Then how could they have seen?

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And if We willed, We could have obliterated their eyes, and they would race to [find] the path, and how could they see?

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

Dilesek, gözlerini kör ederdik de yol bulmağa çalışırlardı. Nasıl görebilirlerdi?

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Hem dileseydik gözlerini üzerinden silme kör ediverirdik de yola dökülürlerdi. Fakat nereden görecekler?

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Dileseydik gözlerini elbette silip (kör eder)dik de yolu bulmaya koşuşurlardı; (bu durumda) nasıl görebilirler ki!

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

ولو نشاء لطمسنا على أعينهم بأن نُذْهب أبصارهم، كما ختمنا على أفواههم، فبادَروا إلى الصراط ليجوزوه، فكيف يتحقق لهم ذلك وقد طُمِست أبصارهم؟

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution