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An-Nahl 79

Ayah 79 of 128 · Meccan

أَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلطَّيۡرِ مُسَخَّرَٰتٖ فِي جَوِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَا يُمۡسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّقَوۡمٖ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٧٩

Do they not see the birds controlled in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them up except Allāh. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَلَمۡDo notalam
  2. يَرَوۡاْthey seeyaraw
  3. إِلَىtowardsilā
  4. ٱلطَّيۡرِthe birdsl-ṭayri
  5. مُسَخَّرَٰتٖcontrolledmusakharātin
  6. فِيinfī
  7. جَوِّthe midstjawwi
  8. ٱلسَّمَآءِ(of) the skyl-samāi
  9. مَاNonemā
  10. يُمۡسِكُهُنَّholds them upyum'sikuhunna
  11. إِلَّاexceptillā
  12. ٱللَّهُۚAllahl-lahu
  13. إِنَّIndeedinna
  14. فِيinfī
  15. ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
  16. لَأٓيَٰتٖ(are) Signslaāyātin
  17. لِّقَوۡمٖfor a peopleliqawmin
  18. يُؤۡمِنُونَwho believeyu'minūna

Tafsir

Have the idolaters not seen the birds that are subdued and designed to fly in the air because of the wings that Allah granted them along with the lighteness and delicate nature of the air? He inspired them to close and open their wings. No one keeps them from falling in the air except Allah, the Powerful. In this subjugation and holding them from falling there are signs for people who have faith in Allah, because they are the ones who benefit from such signs and lessons.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran