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Fussilat 11

Ayah 11 of 54 · Meccan

ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانٞ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلۡأَرۡضِ ٱئۡتِيَا طَوۡعًا أَوۡ كَرۡهٗا قَالَتَآ أَتَيۡنَا طَآئِعِينَ ١١

Then He directed Himself1 to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being],2 willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 See footnote to 2:19.

2 Literally, "become" or "do [as commanded]."

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ثُمَّThenthumma
  2. ٱسۡتَوَىٰٓHe directed (Himself)is'tawā
  3. إِلَىtowardsilā
  4. ٱلسَّمَآءِthe heavenl-samāi
  5. وَهِيَwhile it (was)wahiya
  6. دُخَانٞsmokedukhānun
  7. فَقَالَand He saidfaqāla
  8. لَهَاto itlahā
  9. وَلِلۡأَرۡضِand to the earthwalil'arḍi
  10. ٱئۡتِيَاCome both of youi'tiyā
  11. طَوۡعًاwillinglyṭawʿan
  12. أَوۡoraw
  13. كَرۡهٗاunwillinglykarhan
  14. قَالَتَآThey both saidqālatā
  15. أَتَيۡنَاWe comeataynā
  16. طَآئِعِينَwillinglyṭāiʿīna

Tafsir

Then Allah (may He be glorified) resolved to create the sky at a time when it was smoke, saying to it and the earth, “Submit to My command willingly or be forced, it has to be one of the two, They said, “We come willingly; O our Lord! We have no wish except your wish.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran