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Ar-Rum 27

Ayah 27 of 60 · Meccan

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يَبۡدَؤُاْ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ وَهُوَ أَهۡوَنُ عَلَيۡهِۚ وَلَهُ ٱلۡمَثَلُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٢٧

And it is He who begins creation; then He repeats it, and that is [even] easier for Him. To Him belongs the highest description [i.e., attribute] in the heavens and earth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَهُوَAnd Hewahuwa
  2. ٱلَّذِي(is) the One Whoalladhī
  3. يَبۡدَؤُاْoriginatesyabda-u
  4. ٱلۡخَلۡقَthe creationl-khalqa
  5. ثُمَّthenthumma
  6. يُعِيدُهُۥrepeats ityuʿīduhu
  7. وَهُوَand itwahuwa
  8. أَهۡوَنُ(is) easierahwanu
  9. عَلَيۡهِۚfor Himʿalayhi
  10. وَلَهُAnd for Himwalahu
  11. ٱلۡمَثَلُ(is) the descriptionl-mathalu
  12. ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰthe highestl-aʿlā
  13. فِيinfī
  14. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  15. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚand the earthwal-arḍi
  16. وَهُوَAnd Hewahuwa
  17. ٱلۡعَزِيزُ(is) the All-Mightyl-ʿazīzu
  18. ٱلۡحَكِيمُthe All-Wisel-ḥakīmu

Tafsir

He is the one who initiates the creation without there being anything like it before, then he resurrects it after making it expire. Bringing it back is easier than initiating it, but both are easy for Him because whenever He intends something, He says “Be!” and it happens. For Him Mighty and Majestic is the highest of praise in whatever qualities of majesty and perfection he is praised with. He is the almighty who cannot be overcome, the Wise in His creation and decree.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran