Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:20

2:20

يَكَادُ ٱلْبَرْقُ يَخْطَفُ أَبْصَـٰرَهُمْ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أَضَآءَ لَهُم مَّشَوْا۟ فِيهِ وَإِذَآ أَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَامُوا۟ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

yakādu l-barqu yakhṭafu abṣārahum kullamā aḍāa lahum mashaw fīhi wa-idhā aẓlama ʿalayhim qāmū walaw shāa l-lahu ladhahaba bisamʿihim wa-abṣārihim inna l-laha ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun

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 Allāh had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

— Saheeh International

The lightning almost snatches away their sight: whenever it flashes on them they walk on and when darkness falls around them they stand still. If God so willed, He could take away their hearing and sight: God has power over everything.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

The lightning almost snatches away their sight, whenever it flashes for them, they walk therein, and when darkness covers them, they stand still. And if Allâh willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Certainly, Allâh has power over all things.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

يَكَادُyakāduAlmost
ٱلْبَرْقُl-barquthe lightning
يَخْطَفُyakhṭafusnatches away
أَبْصَـٰرَهُمْۖabṣārahumtheir sight
كُلَّمَآkullamāWhenever
أَضَآءَaḍāait flashes
لَهُمlahumfor them
مَّشَوْا۟mashawthey walk
فِيهِfīhiin it
وَإِذَآwa-idhāand when
أَظْلَمَaẓlamait darkens
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimon them
قَامُوا۟ۚqāmūthey stand (still)
وَلَوْwalawAnd if
شَآءَshāahad willed
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
لَذَهَبَladhahabaHe would certainly have taken away
بِسَمْعِهِمْbisamʿihimtheir hearing
وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْۚwa-abṣārihimand their sight
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
عَلَىٰʿalā(is) on
كُلِّkullievery
شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
قَدِيرٌۭqadīrunAll-Powerful