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لَوْلَاكِتٰبٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيْمَآ اَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌ   ( الأنفال: ٦٨ )

lawlā
لَّوْلَا
Had not
kitābun
كِتَٰبٌ
an ordainment
mina
مِّنَ
from
l-lahi
ٱللَّهِ
Allah
sabaqa
سَبَقَ
preceded
lamassakum
لَمَسَّكُمْ
surely (would) have touched you
fīmā
فِيمَآ
for what
akhadhtum
أَخَذْتُمْ
you took
ʿadhābun
عَذَابٌ
a punishment
ʿaẓīmun
عَظِيمٌ
great

Law laa Kitaabum minal laahi sabaqa lamassakum fee maaa akhaztum 'azaabun 'azeem (al-ʾAnfāl 8:68)

Sahih International:

If not for a decree from Allah that preceded, you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishment. (Al-Anfal [8] : 68)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

Had there not been a decree from Allah that came earlier, a great punishment would have overtaken you because of what you have taken.