بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمۡرٗا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ١١٧
Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- بَدِيعُ(The) Originatorbadīʿu
- ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
- وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖand the earthwal-arḍi
- وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
- قَضَىٰٓHe decreesqaḍā
- أَمۡرٗاa matteramran
- فَإِنَّمَا[so] onlyfa-innamā
- يَقُولُHe saysyaqūlu
- لَهُۥto itlahu
- كُنBekun
- فَيَكُونُand it becomesfayakūnu
Tafsir
Allah is the Creator of the heavens and the earth and all that is in them; and there is nothing in creation that is like Him. If He decrees and wills something, He only says to it ‘Be’ and it is as He willed it. Nothing can stop His command and His decree.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran