Surah 37 · verse 57
As-Saffat 37:57
Sign in to listenوَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ
wa lawla ni'mat rabb la-kuntu min al-muhdarin
If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ
He will say, "Would you [care to] look?"
Verse 55فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ فِي سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ
And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire.
Verse 56قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ
He will say, "By Allah, you almost ruined me.
وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ
If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].
أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ
Then, are we not to die
Verse 59إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"
Verse 60إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ
Indeed, this is the great attainment.