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وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمْ فَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ مُضِيًّا وَلَا يَرْجِعُونَ

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.

لَمَسَخْنَٰهُمْ

surely, We (would have) transformed them

Verb

Root: مسخ

Grammar (i'rab)

لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix

مَسَخْVerb — perfect، 1st plur.

نَٰNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.

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

عَلَىٰ

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

عَلَىٰPreposition — preposition

مَكَانَتِهِمْ

their places

Noun

Root: كون

Grammar (i'rab)

مَكَانَتِNoun — feminine، genitive

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

فَمَا

then not

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

فَPreposition — resumption، prefix

مَاPreposition — negative

ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟

they would have been able

Verb

Root: طوع

Grammar (i'rab)

ٱسْتَطَٰعُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.

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

مُضِيًّا

to proceed

Noun

Root: مضي

Grammar (i'rab)

مُضِيًّاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

وَلَا

and not

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix

لَاPreposition — negative

يَرْجِعُونَ

return

Verb

Root: رجع

Grammar (i'rab)

يَرْجِعُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.

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

Translation

And if it had been Our Will, We could have transformed them (to remain) in their places; then should they have been unable to move about, nor could they have returned (after error).

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

If it had been Our will, We could have paralysed them where they stood, so that they could not move forward or backward.

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

And had We willed, We verily could have fixed them in their place, making them powerless to go forward or turn back.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And if We willed, We could have deformed them, [paralyzing them] in their places so they would not be able to proceed, nor could they return.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

Dilesek, onları oldukları yerde dondururduk da, ne ileri gidebilirler ve ne de geri dönebilirlerdi.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Yine dileseydik oldukları yerde kılıklarını değiştirirdik de ne ileri gidebilirlerdi, ne de geri dönebilirlerdi.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Dileseydik oldukları yerde elbette şekillerini değiştirirdik de ileri gitmeye güç yetiremezlerdi ve geri de dönemezler(di)!

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

ولو شئنا لَغَيَّرنا خلقهم وأقعدناهم في أماكنهم، فلا يستطيعون أن يَمْضوا أمامهم، ولا يرجعوا وراءهم.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution