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Luqman 27

Ayah 27 of 34 · Meccan

وَلَوۡ أَنَّمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقۡلَٰمٞ وَٱلۡبَحۡرُ يَمُدُّهُۥ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ سَبۡعَةُ أَبۡحُرٖ مَّا نَفِدَتۡ كَلِمَٰتُ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٞ ٢٧

And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words1 of Allāh would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 See footnote to 18:109.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَوۡAnd ifwalaw
  2. أَنَّمَاwhateverannamā
  3. فِي(is) infī
  4. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  5. مِنofmin
  6. شَجَرَةٍ(the) treesshajaratin
  7. أَقۡلَٰمٞ(were) pensaqlāmun
  8. وَٱلۡبَحۡرُand the seawal-baḥru
  9. يَمُدُّهُۥ(to) add to ityamudduhu
  10. مِنۢafter itmin
  11. بَعۡدِهِۦafter itbaʿdihi
  12. سَبۡعَةُsevensabʿatu
  13. أَبۡحُرٖseasabḥurin
  14. مَّاnotmā
  15. نَفِدَتۡwould be exhaustednafidat
  16. كَلِمَٰتُ(the) Wordskalimātu
  17. ٱللَّهِۚ(of) Allahl-lahi
  18. إِنَّIndeedinna
  19. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  20. عَزِيزٌ(is) All-Mightyʿazīzun
  21. حَكِيمٞAll-Wiseḥakīmun

Tafsir

If all the trees on Earth were to be cut and made into pens, and the seas multiplied by seven and turned into ink, the Words of Allah would not finish due to their being infinite. Indeed, Allah is the Almighty whom none can overcome; the Wise in His creation and decree.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran