The Divine Authority and Mercy of Allah in Creation and Judgment
Al-Qasas — Verses 68–75 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim
وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيَخْتَارُ ۗ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ٦٨
And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses, no choice have they (in any matter). Glorified be Allah, and exalted above all that they associate as partners (with Him).
- وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ
- And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills
- وَيَخْتَارُ ۗ
- and chooses
- مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ ۚ
- no choice have they (in any matter)
- سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
- Glorified be Allah, and exalted above all that they associate as partners (with Him)
وَرَبُّكَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُورُهُمْ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ٦٩
And your Lord knows what their breasts conceal, and what they reveal.
- وَرَبُّكَ
- And your Lord
- يَعْلَمُ
- knows
- مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُورُهُمْ
- what their breasts conceal
- وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ
- and what they reveal
وَهُوَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي الْأُولَىٰ وَالْآخِرَةِ ۖ وَلَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ٧٠
And He is Allah; La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). His is all praise, in the first (i.e. in this world) and in the last (i.e. in the Hereafter). And for Him is the Decision, and to Him shall you (all) be returned.
- وَهُوَ اللَّهُ
- And He is Allah;
- لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ
- La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He).
- لَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي الْأُولَىٰ وَالْآخِرَةِ ۖ
- His is all praise, in the first (i.e. in this world) and in the last (i.e. in the Hereafter).
- وَلَهُ الْحُكْمُ
- And for Him is the Decision,
- وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
- and to Him shall you (all) be returned.
قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ اللَّيْلَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُم بِضِيَاءٍ ۖ أَفَلَا تَسْمَعُونَ ٧١
Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me! If Allah made night continuous for you till the Day of Resurrection, who is an ilah (a god) besides Allah who could bring you light? Will you not then hear?"
- قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ
- Say (O Muhammad SAW): 'Tell me!
- إِن جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ اللَّيْلَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
- If Allah made night continuous for you till the Day of Resurrection,
- مَنْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ
- who is an ilah (a god) besides Allah
- يَأْتِيكُم بِضِيَاءٍ ۖ
- who could bring you light?
- أَفَلَا تَسْمَعُونَ
- Will you not then hear?
قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ النَّهَارَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُم بِلَيْلٍ تَسْكُنُونَ فِيهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ ٧٢
Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me! If Allah made day continuous for you till the Day of Resurrection, who is an ilah (a god) besides Allah who could bring you night wherein you rest? Will you not then see?"
- قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ
- Say (O Muhammad SAW): Tell me!
- إِن جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ النَّهَارَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
- If Allah made day continuous for you till the Day of Resurrection,
- مَنْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ
- who is an ilah (a god) besides Allah
- يَأْتِيكُم بِلَيْلٍ تَسْكُنُونَ فِيهِ ۖ
- who could bring you night wherein you rest?
- أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
- Will you not then see?
وَمِن رَّحْمَتِهِ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ٧٣
It is out of His Mercy that He has put for you night and day, that you may rest therein (i.e. during the night) and that you may seek of His Bounty (i.e. during the day), and in order that you may be grateful.
- وَمِن رَّحْمَتِهِ
- It is out of His Mercy
- جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ
- that He has put for you night and day
- لِتَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ
- that you may rest therein (i.e. during the night)
- وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ
- and that you may seek of His Bounty (i.e. during the day)
- وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
- and in order that you may be grateful
وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ أَيْنَ شُرَكَائِيَ الَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ ٧٤
And (remember) the Day when He (your Lord Allah) will call them (those who worshipped others along with Allah), and will say: "Where are My (so-called) partners, whom you used to assert?"
- وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ
- the Day when He (your Lord Allah) will call them
- فَيَقُولُ
- and will say
- أَيْنَ شُرَكَائِيَ
- Where are My (so-called) partners
- الَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ
- whom you used to assert
وَنَزَعْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا فَقُلْنَا هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّ الْحَقَّ لِلَّهِ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ ٧٥
And We shall take out from every nation a witness, and We shall say: "Bring your proof." Then they shall know that the truth is with Allah (Alone), and the lies (false gods) which they invented will disappear from them.
- وَنَزَعْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا
- And We shall take out from every nation a witness,
- فَقُلْنَا هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ
- and We shall say: 'Bring your proof.'
- فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّ الْحَقَّ لِلَّهِ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ
- Then they shall know that the truth is with Allah (Alone), and the lies (false gods) which they invented will disappear from them.