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Az-Zumar 38

Ayah 38 of 75 · Meccan

وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۚ قُلۡ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِنۡ أَرَادَنِيَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ هَلۡ هُنَّ كَٰشِفَٰتُ ضُرِّهِۦٓ أَوۡ أَرَادَنِي بِرَحۡمَةٍ هَلۡ هُنَّ مُمۡسِكَٰتُ رَحۡمَتِهِۦۚ قُلۡ حَسۡبِيَ ٱللَّهُۖ عَلَيۡهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلُونَ ٣٨

And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Say, "Then have you considered1 what you invoke besides Allāh? If Allāh intended me harm, are they removers of His harm; or if He intended me mercy, are they withholders of His mercy?" Say, "Sufficient for me is Allāh; upon Him [alone] rely the [wise] reliers."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., "Tell me about..."

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَئِنAnd ifwala-in
  2. سَأَلۡتَهُمyou ask themsa-altahum
  3. مَّنۡwhoman
  4. خَلَقَcreatedkhalaqa
  5. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  6. وَٱلۡأَرۡضَand the earthwal-arḍa
  7. لَيَقُولُنَّSurely, they will saylayaqūlunna
  8. ٱللَّهُۚAllahl-lahu
  9. قُلۡSayqul
  10. أَفَرَءَيۡتُمThen do you seeafara-aytum
  11. مَّاwhatmā
  12. تَدۡعُونَyou invoketadʿūna
  13. مِنbesidesmin
  14. دُونِbesidesdūni
  15. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  16. إِنۡifin
  17. أَرَادَنِيَAllah intended for mearādaniya
  18. ٱللَّهُAllah intended for mel-lahu
  19. بِضُرٍّharmbiḍurrin
  20. هَلۡarehal
  21. هُنَّtheyhunna
  22. كَٰشِفَٰتُremoverskāshifātu
  23. ضُرِّهِۦٓ(of) harm (from) Himḍurrihi
  24. أَوۡoraw
  25. أَرَادَنِيif He intended for mearādanī
  26. بِرَحۡمَةٍmercybiraḥmatin
  27. هَلۡarehal
  28. هُنَّtheyhunna
  29. مُمۡسِكَٰتُwithholdersmum'sikātu
  30. رَحۡمَتِهِۦۚ(of) His mercyraḥmatihi
  31. قُلۡSayqul
  32. حَسۡبِيَSufficient (is) Allah for meḥasbiya
  33. ٱللَّهُۖSufficient (is) Allah for mel-lahu
  34. عَلَيۡهِupon Himʿalayhi
  35. يَتَوَكَّلُput trustyatawakkalu
  36. ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلُونَthose who trustl-mutawakilūna

Tafsir

O Messenger! If you ask these idolaters, “Who created the heavens and who created the earth?” they will say, “Allah created them.” Say to them, to show them the inability of their gods: Tell me about these idols that you worship besides Allah. If Allah willed to harm me, do they have the power to remove that harm from me? Or if my Lord wished to grant me mercy from Him, are they able to stop His mercy from me? Say to them: Allah alone is enough for me. It is on Him that I rely in all my affairs. it is on Him alone those who want to place their reliance entrust their affairs to.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran