# Quran 16:47 — Surah Al-Nahl (The Bees), Verse 47

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
أَوۡ يَأۡخُذَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ تَخَوُّفٖ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمۡ لَرَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٌ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
اَوْ یَاْخُذَهُمْ عَلٰی تَخَوُّفٍ فَاِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوْفٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

## Transliteration
Aw yaakhuzahum 'alaa takhawwuf; fa inna Rabbakum la Ra'oofur Raheem

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> Or that He may not call them to account by a process of slow wastage - for thy Lord is indeed full of kindness and mercy.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Nahl 16:47 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-Nahl is a meccan surah with 128 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-nahl.md
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