Surah Al-Ahzab (الأحزاب) • The Combined Forces

Quran 33:16

33:16

قُل لَّن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْفِرَارُ إِن فَرَرْتُم مِّنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ أَوِ ٱلْقَتْلِ وَإِذًا لَّا تُمَتَّعُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

qul lan yanfaʿakumu l-firāru in farartum mina l-mawti awi l-qatli wa-idhan lā tumattaʿūna illā qalīlan

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Never will fleeing benefit you if you should flee from death or killing; and then [if you did], you would not be given enjoyment [of life] except for a little."

— Saheeh International

[Prophet], say, ‘Running away will not benefit you. If you manage to escape death or slaughter, you will only be permitted to enjoy [life] for a short while.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to these hypocrites who ask your permission to run away from you): "Flight will not avail you if you flee from death or killing and then you will enjoy no more than a little while!"

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

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Word by Word

قُلqulSay
لَّنlanNever
يَنفَعَكُمُyanfaʿakumuwill benefit you
ٱلْفِرَارُl-firāruthe fleeing
إِنinif
فَرَرْتُمfarartumyou flee
مِّنَminafrom
ٱلْمَوْتِl-mawtideath
أَوِawior
ٱلْقَتْلِl-qatlikilling
وَإِذًۭاwa-idhanand then
لَّاlānot
تُمَتَّعُونَtumattaʿūnayou will be allowed to enjoy
إِلَّاillāexcept
قَلِيلًۭاqalīlana little