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Ar-Rum 54

Ayah 54 of 60 · Meccan

۞ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن ضَعۡفٖ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ضَعۡفٖ قُوَّةٗ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ قُوَّةٖ ضَعۡفٗا وَشَيۡبَةٗۚ يَخۡلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٱلۡقَدِيرُ ٥٤

Allāh is the one who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength, then made after strength weakness and white hair. He creates what He wills, and He is the Knowing, the Competent.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ ٱللَّهُAllahal-lahu
  2. ٱلَّذِي(is) the One Whoalladhī
  3. خَلَقَكُمcreated youkhalaqakum
  4. مِّنfrommin
  5. ضَعۡفٖweaknessḍaʿfin
  6. ثُمَّthenthumma
  7. جَعَلَmadejaʿala
  8. مِنۢaftermin
  9. بَعۡدِafterbaʿdi
  10. ضَعۡفٖweaknessḍaʿfin
  11. قُوَّةٗstrengthquwwatan
  12. ثُمَّthenthumma
  13. جَعَلَmadejaʿala
  14. مِنۢaftermin
  15. بَعۡدِafterbaʿdi
  16. قُوَّةٖstrengthquwwatin
  17. ضَعۡفٗاweaknessḍaʿfan
  18. وَشَيۡبَةٗۚand gray hairwashaybatan
  19. يَخۡلُقُHe createsyakhluqu
  20. مَاwhatmā
  21. يَشَآءُۚHe willsyashāu
  22. وَهُوَand Hewahuwa
  23. ٱلۡعَلِيمُ(is) the All-Knowerl-ʿalīmu
  24. ٱلۡقَدِيرُthe All-Powerfull-qadīru

Tafsir

O people! Allah is the one who created you from a despised fluid, then He gave you the strength of manhood after the weakness of childhood, then gave you the weakness of old age after the strength of manhood. Allah creates whatever He wishes i.e. strength and weakness; He is he Knower of everything, nothing is hidden from Him; the Capable nothing is beyond His power and ability.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran