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Ayah 15 of 43 · Medinan

وَلِلَّهِۤ يَسۡجُدُۤ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ طَوۡعٗا وَكَرۡهٗا وَظِلَٰلُهُم بِٱلۡغُدُوِّ وَٱلۡأٓصَالِ۩ ١٥

And to Allāh prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by compulsion, and their shadows [as well] in the mornings and the afternoons.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلِلَّهِۤAnd to Allahwalillahi
  2. يَسۡجُدُۤprostratesyasjudu
  3. مَنwhoeverman
  4. فِي(is) infī
  5. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  6. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِand the earthwal-arḍi
  7. طَوۡعٗاwillinglyṭawʿan
  8. وَكَرۡهٗاor unwillinglywakarhan
  9. وَظِلَٰلُهُمand (so do) their shadowswaẓilāluhum
  10. بِٱلۡغُدُوِّin the morningsbil-ghuduwi
  11. وَٱلۡأٓصَالِ۩and in the afternoonswal-āṣāli

Tafsir

All that are in the heavens and on earth submit themselves in prostration to Allah alone. A believer and disbeliever are equal in this, except that a believer submits and prostrates to Him willingly, while a disbeliever unwillingly submits even though his natural disposition dictates that he should do so willingly. The shadow of every creation that has a shadow submits to Him at the beginning and at the end of the day.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran