Surah Az-Zumar, ayah 38
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قُلْ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَنِىَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ هَلْ هُنَّ كَـٰشِفَـٰتُ ضُرِّهِۦٓ أَوْ أَرَادَنِى بِرَحْمَةٍ هَلْ هُنَّ مُمْسِكَـٰتُ رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ قُلْ حَسْبِىَ ٱللَّهُ ۖ عَلَيْهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ
And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Say, "Then have you considered 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."
Word by word
- وَلَئِنwala-inAnd if
- سَأَلْتَهُمsa-altahumyou ask them
- مَّنْmanwho
- خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
- ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
- وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaand the earth
- لَيَقُولُنَّlayaqūlunnaSurely, they will say
- ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah
- قُلْqulSay
- أَفَرَءَيْتُمafara-aytumThen do you see
- مَّاmāwhat
- تَدْعُونَtadʿūnayou invoke
- مِنminbesides
- دُونِdūnibesides
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- إِنْinif
- أَرَادَنِىَarādaniyaAllah intended for me
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah intended for me
- بِضُرٍّbiḍurrinharm
- هَلْhalare
- هُنَّhunnathey
- كَـٰشِفَـٰتُkāshifāturemovers
- ضُرِّهِۦٓḍurrihi(of) harm (from) Him
- أَوْawor
- أَرَادَنِىarādanīif He intended for me
- بِرَحْمَةٍbiraḥmatinmercy
- هَلْhalare
- هُنَّhunnathey
- مُمْسِكَـٰتُmum'sikātuwithholders
- رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚraḥmatihi(of) His mercy
- قُلْqulSay
- حَسْبِىَḥasbiyaSufficient (is) Allah for me
- ٱللَّهُ ۖl-lahuSufficient (is) Allah for me
- عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon Him
- يَتَوَكَّلُyatawakkaluput trust
- ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَl-mutawakilūnathose who trust
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