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An-Nahl 77

Ayah 77 of 128 · Meccan

وَلِلَّهِ غَيۡبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَمَآ أَمۡرُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ إِلَّا كَلَمۡحِ ٱلۡبَصَرِ أَوۡ هُوَ أَقۡرَبُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ ٧٧

And to Allāh belongs the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. And the command for the Hour is not but as a glance of the eye or even nearer. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلِلَّهِAnd to Allah (belongs)walillahi
  2. غَيۡبُ(the) unseenghaybu
  3. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
  4. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚand the earthwal-arḍi
  5. وَمَآAnd notwamā
  6. أَمۡرُ(is the) matteramru
  7. ٱلسَّاعَةِ(of) the Hourl-sāʿati
  8. إِلَّاbutillā
  9. كَلَمۡحِas a twinklingkalamḥi
  10. ٱلۡبَصَرِ(of) the eyel-baṣari
  11. أَوۡoraw
  12. هُوَithuwa
  13. أَقۡرَبُۚ(is) neareraqrabu
  14. إِنَّIndeedinna
  15. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  16. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  17. كُلِّeverykulli
  18. شَيۡءٖthingshayin
  19. قَدِيرٞ(is) All-Powerfulqadīrun

Tafsir

To Allah alone belongs the knowledge of the unseen of the heavens and knowledge of the unseen of the earth. He has the exclusive knowledge of that as opposed to anyone of His creation. The coming of the Hour is only known to Allah, and the speed of its coming is only like the closing and opening of the eyelid or closer then that. Allah has power over everything. Nothing can overpower Him. When He intends something He says, “Be” and it is.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran