16:40
إِنَّمَاقَوْلُنَالِشَىْءٍإِذَآأَرَدْنَٰهُأَننَّقُولَلَهُۥكُنفَيَكُونُ٤٠
innamā qawlunā lishayin idhā aradnāhu an naqūla lahu kun fayakūnu
Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is.(40)
Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 40 (16:40)
ٱلنَّحْل
إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Quran 16:40 is ayah 40 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 271 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 14
- Hizb 27
- Page 271
- Ruku 5
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
- قَوْلُنَاqawlunāOur Word
- لِشَىْءٍlishayinto a thing
- إِذَآidhāwhen
- أَرَدْنَٰهُaradnāhuWe intend it
- أَنan(is) that
- نَّقُولَnaqūlaWe say
- لَهُۥlahuto it
- كُنkunBe
- فَيَكُونُfayakūnuand it is
Tafsir (commentary) of 16:40
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This commentary explains ayahs 16:38–40 together.