Surah Al-Hadid, Ayah 17 (57:17)

ٱلْحَدِيد

ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحْىِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ ٱلَْٔايَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ …

Quran 57:17 is ayah 17 of Surah Al-Hadid (“The Iron”), a Medinan surah of 29 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 539 of the Madani Mushaf.

57:17
ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟أَنَّٱللَّهَيُحْىِٱلْأَرْضَبَعْدَمَوْتِهَا ۚقَدْبَيَّنَّالَكُمُٱلَْٔايَٰتِلَعَلَّكُمْتَعْقِلُونَ١٧
iʿ'lamū anna l-laha yuḥ'yī l-arḍa baʿda mawtihā qad bayyannā lakumu l-āyāti laʿallakum taʿqilūna

Know that Allāh gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. We have made clear to you the signs; perhaps you will understand.(17)

Word by word

  1. ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟iʿ'lamūKnow
  2. أَنَّannathat
  3. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  4. يُحْىِyuḥ'yīgives life
  5. ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍa(to) the earth
  6. بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
  7. مَوْتِهَا ۚmawtihāits death
  8. قَدْqadIndeed
  9. بَيَّنَّاbayyannāWe have made clear
  10. لَكُمُlakumuto you
  11. ٱلَْٔايَٰتِl-āyātithe Signs
  12. لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
  13. تَعْقِلُونَtaʿqilūnaunderstand

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