Manifestations of Allah's Control Over Creation and Guidance
An-Nur — Verses 41–46 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالطَّيْرُ صَافَّاتٍ ۖ كُلٌّ قَدْ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَهُ وَتَسْبِيحَهُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ ٤١
See you not (O Muhammad SAW) that Allah, He it is Whom glorify whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, and the birds with wings out-spread (in their flight). Of each one He (Allah) knows indeed his Salat (prayer) and his glorification, [or everyone knows his Salat (prayer) and his glorification], and Allah is All-Aware of what they do.
- أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ
- See you not (O Muhammad SAW) that Allah,
- يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
- He it is Whom glorify whosoever is in the heavens and the earth,
- وَالطَّيْرُ صَافَّاتٍ ۖ
- and the birds with wings out-spread (in their flight).
- كُلٌّ قَدْ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَهُ وَتَسْبِيحَهُ ۗ
- Of each one He (Allah) knows indeed his Salat (prayer) and his glorification,
- وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ
- and Allah is All-Aware of what they do.
وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ الْمَصِيرُ ٤٢
And to Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and to Allah is the return (of all).
- وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ
- And to Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth
- وَإِلَى اللَّهِ الْمَصِيرُ
- and to Allah is the return (of all)
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُزْجِي سَحَابًا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ رُكَامًا فَتَرَى الْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَالِهِ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِن جِبَالٍ فِيهَا مِن بَرَدٍ فَيُصِيبُ بِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَصْرِفُهُ عَن مَّن يَشَاءُ ۖ يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهِ يَذْهَبُ بِالْأَبْصَارِ ٤٣
See you not that Allah drives the clouds gently, then joins them together, then makes them into a heap of layers, and you see the rain comes forth from between them. And He sends down from the sky hail (like) mountains, (or there are in the heaven mountains of hail from where He sends down hail), and strike therewith whom He will, and averts it from whom He wills. The vivid flash of its (clouds) lightning nearly blinds the sight. [Tafsir At-Tabari].
- أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُزْجِي سَحَابًا
- See you not that Allah drives the clouds gently,
- ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُ
- then joins them together,
- ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ رُكَامًا
- then makes them into a heap of layers,
- فَتَرَى الْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَالِهِ
- and you see the rain comes forth from between them.
- وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِن جِبَالٍ فِيهَا مِن بَرَدٍ
- And He sends down from the sky hail (like) mountains,
- فَيُصِيبُ بِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ
- and strike therewith whom He will,
- وَيَصْرِفُهُ عَن مَّن يَشَاءُ ۖ
- and averts it from whom He wills.
- يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهِ يَذْهَبُ بِالْأَبْصَارِ
- The vivid flash of its (clouds) lightning nearly blinds the sight.
يُقَلِّبُ اللَّهُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّأُولِي الْأَبْصَارِ ٤٤
Allah causes the night and the day to succeed each other (i.e. if the day is gone, the night comes, and if the night is gone, the day comes, and so on). Truly, in these things is indeed a lesson for those who have insight.
- يُقَلِّبُ اللَّهُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ ۚ
- Allah causes the night and the day to succeed each other
- إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ
- Truly, in these things
- لَعِبْرَةً لِّأُولِي الْأَبْصَارِ
- is indeed a lesson for those who have insight
وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَابَّةٍ مِّن مَّاءٍ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ بَطْنِهِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ رِجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ أَرْبَعٍ ۚ يَخْلُقُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ٤٥
Allah has created every moving (living) creature from water. Of them there are some that creep on their bellies, some that walk on two legs, and some that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills. Verily! Allah is Able to do all things.
- وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَابَّةٍ مِّن مَّاءٍ ۖ
- Allah has created every moving (living) creature from water.
- فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ بَطْنِهِ
- Of them there are some that creep on their bellies,
- وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ رِجْلَيْنِ
- some that walk on two legs,
- وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ أَرْبَعٍ ۚ
- and some that walk on four.
- يَخْلُقُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ ۚ
- Allah creates what He wills.
- إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
- Verily! Allah is Able to do all things.
لَّقَدْ أَنزَلْنَا آيَاتٍ مُّبَيِّنَاتٍ ۚ وَاللَّهُ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ٤٦
We have indeed sent down (in this Quran) manifest Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, lawful and unlawful things, and the set boundries of Islamic religion, etc. that make things clear showing the Right Path of Allah). And Allah guides whom He wills to a Straight Path (i.e. to Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism).
- لَّقَدْ أَنزَلْنَا آيَاتٍ مُّبَيِّنَاتٍ ۚ
- We have indeed sent down manifest Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, lawful and unlawful things, and the set boundaries of Islamic religion, etc. that make things clear)
- وَاللَّهُ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ
- And Allah guides whom He wills
- إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
- to a Straight Path (i.e. to Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism)