سُوْرَةُ الْبُرُوْجِ

Surah Al-Burooj (85) — Ayah 12

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إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ ﴿12﴾
Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].
إِنَّ inna Indeed
بَطْشَ baṭsha (the) Grip
رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord
لَشَدِيدٌ lashadīdun (is) surely strong

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(Ayah 12){ اِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيْدٌ: ’’ بَطْشَ ‘‘} That seizing in which there is swiftness and severity. The seizing of the Lord Almighty, which He Himself describes as severe, how intense must it be? Those who harm the believers are being warned that the seizing of the Lord Almighty is very severe, so beware of it. Elsewhere He said: « وَ كَذٰلِكَ اَخْذُ رَبِّكَ اِذَاۤ اَخَذَ الْقُرٰى وَ هِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ اِنَّ اَخْذَهٗۤ اَلِيْمٌ شَدِيْدٌ» [ھود : ۱۰۲ ] "And such is the seizing of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. Surely, His seizing is painful, very severe."

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12. 1. That is, when He seizes those enemies who deny His messengers and oppose His commands, then no one can save them from His grasp.

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12. Surely, the grip [8] of your Lord is severe.

[8] Such criminals should firmly keep in mind that when Allah seizes, His seizure is so severe that it wipes out every trace of such criminals from the face of existence. Moreover, this seizure is certain to come, whether sooner or later. And if someone escapes such a seizure in this world, he will never be able to escape it in the Hereafter.