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Ar-Rum 22

Ayah 22 of 60 · Meccan

وَمِنۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ خَلۡقُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱخۡتِلَٰفُ أَلۡسِنَتِكُمۡ وَأَلۡوَٰنِكُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّلۡعَٰلِمِينَ ٢٢

And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your languages and your colors. Indeed in that are signs for those of knowledge.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمِنۡAnd amongwamin
  2. ءَايَٰتِهِۦHis Signsāyātihi
  3. خَلۡقُ(is the) creationkhalqu
  4. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
  5. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِand the earthwal-arḍi
  6. وَٱخۡتِلَٰفُand the diversitywa-ikh'tilāfu
  7. أَلۡسِنَتِكُمۡ(of) your languagesalsinatikum
  8. وَأَلۡوَٰنِكُمۡۚand your colorswa-alwānikum
  9. إِنَّIndeedinna
  10. فِيinfī
  11. ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
  12. لَأٓيَٰتٖsurely (are) Signslaāyātin
  13. لِّلۡعَٰلِمِينَfor those of knowledgelil'ʿālimīna

Tafsir

From among His great signs which prove His power and oneness, is that He created the heavens and the earth, and your different languages and skin colours. Indeed, in the aforementioned are proofs and evidences for the people of knowledge and insight.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran