Surah An-Naml — Verse 72
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قُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ رَدِفَ لَكُم بَعْضُ ٱلَّذِى تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Qul AAasa an yakoona radifa lakumbaAAdu allathee tastaAAjiloon
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
Say, "Perhaps it is close behind you [i.e., very near] - some of that for which you are impatient.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
Say, ‘Maybe some of what you seek to hasten is near at hand.’
Marmaduke Pickthall
Say: It may be that a part of that which ye would hasten on is close behind you.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Say: "It may be that some of the events which ye wish to hasten on may be (close) in your pursuit!"
Mufti Taqi Usmani
Say, “It is not unlikely that some part of that (punishment) which you are asking to come soon is already following you closely.”
Al-Hilali & Khan
Say: "Perhaps that which you wish to hasten on, may be close behind you.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
Say: "The chastisement whose hastening you have been asking for, maybe a part of it has drawn quite near to you."