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Al-An'am 38

Ayah 38 of 165 · Meccan

وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٖ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا طَٰٓئِرٖ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيۡهِ إِلَّآ أُمَمٌ أَمۡثَالُكُمۚ مَّا فَرَّطۡنَا فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مِن شَيۡءٖۚ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمۡ يُحۡشَرُونَ ٣٨

And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register1 a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 The Preserved Slate (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ), in which all things are recorded.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. مِن[of]min
  3. دَآبَّةٖany animaldābbatin
  4. فِيinfī
  5. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  6. وَلَاand notwalā
  7. طَٰٓئِرٖa birdṭāirin
  8. يَطِيرُ(that) fliesyaṭīru
  9. بِجَنَاحَيۡهِwith its wings bijanāḥayhi
  10. إِلَّآbutillā
  11. أُمَمٌ(are) communitiesumamun
  12. أَمۡثَالُكُمۚlike youamthālukum
  13. مَّاNotmā
  14. فَرَّطۡنَاWe have neglectedfarraṭnā
  15. فِيinfī
  16. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِthe Bookl-kitābi
  17. مِن[of]min
  18. شَيۡءٖۚanythingshayin
  19. ثُمَّthenthumma
  20. إِلَىٰtoilā
  21. رَبِّهِمۡtheir Lordrabbihim
  22. يُحۡشَرُونَthey will be gatheredyuḥ'sharūna

Tafsir

There is no animal on earth or any bird flying in the sky except that they are species like you, O children of Adam, with respect to their creation and provision. I have not left out anything in the Preserved Tablet. The knowledge of all of them is with Allah. Then they will all be gathered to their Lord on the Day of Rising for the final decision and each will be recompensed according to what they deserve.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran