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Al-Mu'minun 18

Ayah 18 of 118 · Meccan

وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءَۢ بِقَدَرٖ فَأَسۡكَنَّٰهُ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذَهَابِۭ بِهِۦ لَقَٰدِرُونَ ١٨

And We have sent down rain from the sky in a measured amount and settled it in the earth. And indeed, We are Able to take it away.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَأَنزَلۡنَاAnd We send downwa-anzalnā
  2. مِنَfrommina
  3. ٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyl-samāi
  4. مَآءَۢwatermāan
  5. بِقَدَرٖin (due) measurebiqadarin
  6. فَأَسۡكَنَّٰهُthen We cause it to settlefa-askannāhu
  7. فِيinfī
  8. ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖthe earthl-arḍi
  9. وَإِنَّاAnd indeed, Wewa-innā
  10. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  11. ذَهَابِۭtaking it awaydhahābin
  12. بِهِۦtaking it awaybihi
  13. لَقَٰدِرُونَsurely (are) Ablelaqādirūna

Tafsir

I sent down rain from the heavens according to the need toward it; not in excessive amounts that cause ruin, nor too little that is insufficient. I allow it to settle on earth so that the people and animals can take benefit from it. Otherwise, I am capable of causing it to wash away, in which case they would not be able to benefit from it.

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