Surah Al-Hadid, Ayah 2 (57:2)

ٱلْحَدِيد

لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Quran 57:2 is ayah 2 of Surah Al-Hadid (“The Iron”), a Medinan surah of 29 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 537 of the Madani Mushaf.

57:2
لَهُۥمُلْكُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖيُحْىِۦوَيُمِيتُ ۖوَهُوَعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍقَدِيرٌ٢
lahu mul'ku l-samāwāti wal-arḍi yuḥ'yī wayumītu wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun

His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent.(2)

Word by word

  1. لَهُۥlahuFor Him
  2. مُلْكُmul'ku(is the) dominion
  3. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
  4. وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖwal-arḍiand the earth
  5. يُحْىِۦyuḥ'yīHe gives life
  6. وَيُمِيتُ ۖwayumītuand causes death
  7. وَهُوَwahuwaand He
  8. عَلَىٰʿalā(is) over
  9. كُلِّkulliall
  10. شَىْءٍshayinthings
  11. قَدِيرٌqadīrunAll-Powerful

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