Surah Al-'Ankabut, Ayah 20 (29:20)

ٱلْعَنْكَبُوت

قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ بَدَأَ ٱلْخَلْقَ ۚ ثُمَّ ٱللَّهُ يُنشِئُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ …

Quran 29:20 is ayah 20 of Surah Al-'Ankabut (“The Spider”), a Meccan surah of 69 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 398 of the Madani Mushaf.

29:20
قُلْسِيرُوا۟فِىٱلْأَرْضِفَٱنظُرُوا۟كَيْفَبَدَأَٱلْخَلْقَ ۚثُمَّٱللَّهُيُنشِئُٱلنَّشْأَةَٱلَْٔاخِرَةَ ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍقَدِيرٌ٢٠
qul sīrū fī l-arḍi fa-unẓurū kayfa bada-a l-khalqa thumma l-lahu yunshi-u l-nashata l-ākhirata inna l-laha ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Travel through the land and observe how He began creation. Then Allāh will produce the final creation [i.e., development]. Indeed Allāh, over all things, is competent."(20)

Word by word

  1. قُلْqulSay
  2. سِيرُوا۟sīrūTravel
  3. فِىfīin
  4. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
  5. فَٱنظُرُوا۟fa-unẓurūand see
  6. كَيْفَkayfahow
  7. بَدَأَbada-aHe originated
  8. ٱلْخَلْقَ ۚl-khalqathe creation
  9. ثُمَّthummaThen
  10. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  11. يُنشِئُyunshi-uwill produce
  12. ٱلنَّشْأَةَl-nashatathe creation
  13. ٱلَْٔاخِرَةَ ۚl-ākhiratathe last
  14. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  15. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  16. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  17. كُلِّkullievery
  18. شَىْءٍshayinthing
  19. قَدِيرٌqadīrun(is) All-Powerful

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