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Al-Buruj 9

Ayah 9 of 22 · Meccan

ٱلَّذِي لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ شَهِيدٌ ٩

To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allāh, over all things, is Witness.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 See footnote to 4:79.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱلَّذِيThe One Whoalladhī
  2. لَهُۥfor Himlahu
  3. مُلۡكُ(is) the dominionmul'ku
  4. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
  5. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚand the earthwal-arḍi
  6. وَٱللَّهُand Allahwal-lahu
  7. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  8. كُلِّeverykulli
  9. شَيۡءٖthingshayin
  10. شَهِيدٌ(is) a Witnessshahīdun

Tafsir

The One to Whom alone belongs control of the heavens and control of the earth. He is aware of everything. No affair of His servants is hidden from Him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran