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Al-Qasas 71

Ayah 71 of 88 · Meccan

قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلَّيۡلَ سَرۡمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ مَنۡ إِلَٰهٌ غَيۡرُ ٱللَّهِ يَأۡتِيكُم بِضِيَآءٍۚ أَفَلَا تَسۡمَعُونَ ٧١

Say, "Have you considered:1 if Allāh should make for you the night continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allāh could bring you light? Then will you not hear?"

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Meaning "Inform me if you really know."

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلۡSayqul
  2. أَرَءَيۡتُمۡHave you seenara-aytum
  3. إِنifin
  4. جَعَلَAllah madejaʿala
  5. ٱللَّهُAllah madel-lahu
  6. عَلَيۡكُمُfor youʿalaykumu
  7. ٱلَّيۡلَthe nightal-layla
  8. سَرۡمَدًاcontinuoussarmadan
  9. إِلَىٰtillilā
  10. يَوۡمِ(the) Dayyawmi
  11. ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionl-qiyāmati
  12. مَنۡwhoman
  13. إِلَٰهٌ(is the) godilāhun
  14. غَيۡرُbesidesghayru
  15. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  16. يَأۡتِيكُمwho could bring youyatīkum
  17. بِضِيَآءٍۚlightbiḍiyāin
  18. أَفَلَاThen will notafalā
  19. تَسۡمَعُونَyou heartasmaʿūna

Tafsir

Say - O Messenger, to these idolaters: Tell me if Allah were to make the light last continuously for you, without any break until the Day of Judgment, which god besides Allah can bring you light like that of day? Do you not hear these proofs and know that there is no god besides Allah who can bring that to you?

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran