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ومن الناس من يتخذ من دون الله اندادا يحبونهم كحب الله والذين امنوا اشد حبا لله ولو يرى الذين ظلموا اذ يرون العذاب ان القوة لله جميعا وان الله شديد العذاب ١٦٥
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَندَادًۭا يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَشَدُّ حُبًّۭا لِّلَّهِ ۗ وَلَوْ يَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ إِذْ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْعَذَابَ أَنَّ ٱلْقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًۭا وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعَذَابِ ١٦٥
وَمِنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
مَن
يَتَّخِذُ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
أَندَادٗا
يُحِبُّونَهُمۡ
كَحُبِّ
ٱللَّهِۖ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوٓاْ
أَشَدُّ
حُبّٗا
لِّلَّهِۗ
وَلَوۡ
يَرَى
ٱلَّذِينَ
ظَلَمُوٓاْ
إِذۡ
يَرَوۡنَ
ٱلۡعَذَابَ
أَنَّ
ٱلۡقُوَّةَ
لِلَّهِ
جَمِيعٗا
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
شَدِيدُ
ٱلۡعَذَابِ
١٦٥
Still there are some who take others as Allah’s equal—they love them as they should love Allah—but the ˹true˺ believers love Allah even more. If only the wrongdoers could see the ˹horrible˺ punishment ˹awaiting them˺, they would certainly realize that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is indeed severe in punishment.
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وَلَوْ يَرَى…إِذْ يَرَوْنَ…أَنَّ…أَنَّ
wa-law yarā…idh yarawna…anna al-quwwata …wa-anna Llāha
“If those who did wrong could only see when they witness the punishment: that power belongs entirely to God, and that God is severe in punishment”
وَلَوْ يَرَى…إِذْ يَرَوْنَ…إِنَّ…إِنَّ
wa-law yarā…idh yarawna…inna al-quwwata …wa-inna Llāha
“If those who did wrong could only see when they witness the punishment! Power belongs entirely to God, and God is severe in punishment”
The above two readings have the third person yarā which makes “those who did wrong” the subject. They differ with respect to anna (in the same sentence) and inna (new sentences).
وَلَوْ تَرَى…إِذْ يَرَوْنَ…أَنَّ…أَنَّ
wa-law tarā…idh yarawna…anna al-quwwata …wa-anna Llāha
“If you could only see how those who did wrong will be when they witness the punishment, how power belongs entirely to God, and God is severe in punishment!”
وَلَوْ تَرَى…إِذْ يَرَوْنَ…إِنَّ…إِنَّ
wa-law tarā…idh yarawna…inna al-quwwata …wa-inna Llāha
“If you could only see how those who did wrong will be when they witness the punishment! Power belongs entirely to God, and God is severe in punishment”
وَلَوْ تَرَى…إِذْ يُرَوْنَ…أَنَّ…أَنَّ
wa-law tarā…idh yurawna…anna al-quwwata …wa-anna Llāha
“If you could only see how those who did wrong will be when they are shown the punishment, how power belongs entirely to God, and God is severe in punishment!”
In these three readings, the second person tarā is addressed to the Prophet (ﷺ) or people in general, so “those who did wrong” is the object. They differ on anna/inna in the same way, with the additional variant in Ibn ʿĀmir of yurawna in the passive (most have yarawna, active).

Explanation

The translations here represent some possibilities among numerous others, as the grammar is open to various interpretations in addition to the variant readings. Some describe the wrongdoers’ own recognition of God’s power to punish, which will lead them to regret, and should cause them to change their ways in this life. The others call the Believers to consider the sorry state of those wrongdoers who set up rivals to God.

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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