# 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 20

- **Surah:** 24. Surah An-Nur (The Light) — سورة النور
- **Verse:** 20 / 64 · **Juz:** 18 · **Mushaf page:** 350
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-20

## Arabic

وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ رَؤُ۫فٌ رَح۪يمٌ۟

## Transcription

Walawla fadlu AllahiAAalaykum warahmatuhu waanna Allaha raoofun raheem

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

Were it not for Allah’s favour to you and His mercy. . . and that Allah is All-Gentle, Most Merciful.

### Progressive Muslims

And all this is from God's favour upon you and His mercy. And God is Compassionate, Merciful.

### Shabbir Ahmed

Had it not been for the Favor of Allah and His Mercy unto you, and that Allah is Compassionate, Merciful, (your social fabric would have been undone).

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And were it not for the bounty of God upon you and His mercy, and that God is kind and merciful[...].

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

And all this is from the favor of God upon you and His mercy. And God is Compassionate, Merciful.

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

GOD showers you with His grace and mercy. GOD is Most Kind towards the believers, Most Merciful.

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

But for the grace of God and His mercy (much harm would have been done); yet God is compassionate and kind.

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

And if it had not been for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy. .. and because Allah is Kind and Merciful.

### Muhammad Asad

And were it not for God’s favour upon you and His grace, and that God is compassionate, a dispenser of grace. ..!

### Marmaduke Pickthall

Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you, and that Allah is Clement, Merciful, (ye had been undone).

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

Were it not for Allah's Bounty and His Mercy unto you, and that Allah is Most Forgiving and Wise, (the evil that had been spread among you would have led to terrible consequences).

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

And had it not been for Allah's efficacious grace and mercy abounding in you and that He displays a kind disposition and mercy to those who serve Him and to those who do not, He would have punished you, but His mercy is extended to all.

### Bijan Moeinian

If you only knew what would have happened to you, if God had not shown His Grace and Mercy to you. Indeed God is the Most Merciful, the Most Forgiving.

### Al-Hilali & Khan

And had it not been for the Grace of Allâh and His Mercy on you, (Allâh would have hastened the punishment upon you). And that Allâh is full of Kindness, Most Merciful.

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, and that Allah is full of kindness and mercy, (ye would be ruined indeed).

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

˹You would have suffered,˺ had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy upon you, and had Allah not been Ever Gracious, Most Merciful.

### Taqi Usmani

Had it not been for the grace of Allah upon you, and His mercy, and that Allah is Very-Kind, Very-Merciful (you would have been destroyed).

### Abdul Haleem

If it were not for God’s bounty and mercy and the fact that He is compassionate and merciful . . .!

### Arthur John Arberry

But for God's bounty to you and His mercy and that God is All-gentle, All-compassionate --

### E. Henry Palmer

And but for God's grace upon you, and His mercy, and that God is kind and compassionate. ..!

### Hamid S. Aziz

Verily, those who love to see slander (or scandal) broadcast amongst the believers, for them is grievous woe in this world and the Hereafter; Allah knows, but you know not.

### Mahmoud Ghali

And had it not been for the Grace of Allah upon you and His mercy, and that Allah is Ever-Compassionate, Ever-Merciful (you had been the losers).

### George Sale

Had it not been for the indulgence of God towards you, and his mercy, and that God is gracious and merciful, ye had felt his vengeance.

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

If it was not because of Allah’s grace and mercy upon you, and that Allah is full of kindness (Ra'uf), Most Merciful (Raheem); (You would be truly lost).

### Amatul Rahman Omar

But for the grace of Allâh and His mercy (that rests) upon you and (but for the fact) that Allâh is most Compassionate, Ever Merciful (none of you would have ever been so chaste and pure).

### Ali Quli Qarai

Were it not for Allah’s grace and His mercy upon you, and that Allah is all-kind, all-merciful.

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

Ya üzerinizde Allah'ın fazlı ve rahmeti olmasaydı! Allah muhakkak Rauf'tur, Rahıym'dir!

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

Eğer Allah'ın sizin üzerinizde fazlı ve rahmeti olmasaydı ve Allah gerçekten Rauf (şefkat eden ve) Rahim olmasaydı (ne yapardınız)?

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

Allah'ın lütuf ve merhameti size olmasaydı, bir de Allah son derece şefkat ve merhametli olmasaydı, haliniz nice olurdu!

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

Allah'ın lütfu ve rahmeti sizin üzerinize olmasaydı ve Allah çok esirgeyici ve çok merhametli olmasaydı, haliniz nice olurdu?

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Ya olmasa idi üzerinizde Allahın fadl-ü rahmeti ve hakıkati Allahın, bir raufı rahim olması

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Ya üzerinizde Allah'ın bol nimeti ve rahmeti olmasaydı; bir de Allah çok şefkatli ve merhametli olmasaydı!..

### Gültekin Onan

Eğer Tanrı'nın sizin üzerinizde fazlı ve rahmeti olmasaydı ve Tanrı gerçekten Rauf (şefkat eden ve) Rahim olmasaydı (ne yapardınız)?

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

Ya üzerinizde Allahın fazl-u rahmeti olmasaydı, ya hakıykat Allah çok esirgeyici, çok merhametli olmasaydı (haaliniz neye varırdı)?

### İbni Kesir

Ya Allah'ın üzerinizde lutuf ve rahmeti bulunmasaydı? Ya Allah, gerçekten Rauf ve Rahim olmasaydı?

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

Ya Allah'ın fazlı ve rahmeti üzerinizde olmasaydı; (ya) Allah çok acıyıp esirgeyen gerçek şefkat Sahibi olmasaydı..!

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

Ya üzerinizde Allah'ın lütfu ve merhameti olmasaydı? Veya Allah çok şefkatli ve merhametli olmasaydı?..

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Eğer size Allah'ın lutfu ve rahmeti olmasaydı ve Allah çok şefkatli ve merhametli olmasaydı (bu iftiranızdan dolayı büyük bir azaba uğrardınız)!

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Ya Allah'ın lütfu ve rahmeti üzerinizde olmasaydı! Allah Rauf'tur, Rahim'dir.

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

Ya Allah'ın üzerinizdeki fazlı ve rahmeti bulunmasaydı? Hele ki Allah çok şefkatlidir, per merhametlidir.

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Eğer Allah'ın lütuf ve rahmeti üzerinizde olmasaydı! Allah, Çok Şefkatli'dir, Rahmeti Kesintisiz'dir.

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Allah'ın lütfu ve O'nun rahmeti üzerinizde olmasaydı? Ve kuşkusuz, Allah, Sevecen; Merhametli olmasaydı?

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Allah'ın size iyiliği ve ikramı, şefkati ve merhameti olmasaydı bu kadarla kalmazdı.

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

Allah'ın size lütfu ve merhameti olmasaydı ve Allah çok şefkatli, çok merhametli olmasaydı (hâliniz nasıl olurdu)!

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Eğer Allah'ın lütuf ve rahmeti üzerinizde olmasaydı![1] Allah, Çok Şefkatli'dir. Rahmeti Kesintisiz'dir.

_Footnotes_
- [1] Size azap ederdi.

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

Eğer Allah'ın lütuf ve rahmeti üzerinizde olmasaydı![1] Allah, Çok Şefkatli'dir. Rahmeti Kesintisiz'dir.

_Footnotes_
- [1] Size azap ederdi.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Size Allah'ın lütfu ve ikramı olmasaydı, bir de Allah şefkatli ve merhametli olmasaydı (haliniz nice olurdu)[1].

_Footnotes_
- [1] [Nur 24/10,](https://quran.so/24/10) [14.](https://quran.so/24/14)

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَوْلَا — walawlā | And if not | — |
| 2 | فَضْلُ — faḍlu | (for the) Grace of Allah | فضل — Fe-Dad-Lam |
| 3 | ٱللَّهِ — l-lahi | (for the) Grace of Allah | — |
| 4 | عَلَيْكُمْ — ʿalaykum | upon you | — |
| 5 | وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ — waraḥmatuhu | and His Mercy | رحم — Ra-Ha-Mim |
| 6 | وَأَنَّ — wa-anna | And that | — |
| 7 | ٱللَّهَ — l-laha | Allah | — |
| 8 | رَءُوفٌۭ — raūfun | (is) Full of Kindness | راف — Ra-Elif-Fe |
| 9 | رَّحِيمٌۭ — raḥīmun | Most Merciful | رحم — Ra-Ha-Mim |

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