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Al-'Ankabut 20

Ayah 20 of 69 · Meccan

قُلۡ سِيرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنظُرُواْ كَيۡفَ بَدَأَ ٱلۡخَلۡقَۚ ثُمَّ ٱللَّهُ يُنشِئُ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ ٢٠

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Travel through the land and observe how He began creation. Then Allāh will produce the final creation [i.e., development]. Indeed Allāh, over all things, is competent."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلۡSayqul
  2. سِيرُواْTravelsīrū
  3. فِيinfī
  4. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  5. فَٱنظُرُواْand seefa-unẓurū
  6. كَيۡفَhowkayfa
  7. بَدَأَHe originatedbada-a
  8. ٱلۡخَلۡقَۚthe creationl-khalqa
  9. ثُمَّThenthumma
  10. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  11. يُنشِئُwill produceyunshi-u
  12. ٱلنَّشۡأَةَthe creationl-nashata
  13. ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَۚthe lastl-ākhirata
  14. إِنَّIndeedinna
  15. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  16. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  17. كُلِّeverykulli
  18. شَيۡءٖthingshayin
  19. قَدِيرٞ(is) All-Powerfulqadīrun

Tafsir

O Messenger, say to these deniers of the resurrection: “Travel through the land and think how Allah began the creation. Then Allah will restore people after their death to the second life for the resurrection and reckoning. Allah is Powerful over everything; nothing is outside His ability, so He is able to resurrect people just as He created them in the first place”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran