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Ash-Shuraa 4

Ayah 4 of 53 · Meccan

لَهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيُّ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ ٤

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and He is the Most High, the Most Great.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 See footnote to 2:255.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَهُۥTo Himlahu
  2. مَا(belong) whatevermā
  3. فِي(is) infī
  4. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  5. وَمَاand whateverwamā
  6. فِي(is) infī
  7. ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖthe earthl-arḍi
  8. وَهُوَand Hewahuwa
  9. ٱلۡعَلِيُّ(is) the Most Highl-ʿaliyu
  10. ٱلۡعَظِيمُthe Most Greatl-ʿaẓīmu

Tafsir

Everything in the heavens and on earth belong to Him alone. He created, owns and controls all of it. He is High in His self and in terms of His status and domination, and Majestic in His self.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran