Surah Ar-Rum, Ayah 50 (30:50)

ٱلرُّوم

فَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِ رَحْمَتِ ٱللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُحْىِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ …

Quran 30:50 is ayah 50 of Surah Ar-Rum (“The Romans”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 409 of the Madani Mushaf.

30:50
فَٱنظُرْإِلَىٰٓءَاثَٰرِرَحْمَتِٱللَّهِكَيْفَيُحْىِٱلْأَرْضَبَعْدَمَوْتِهَآ ۚإِنَّذَٰلِكَلَمُحْىِٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۖوَهُوَعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍقَدِيرٌ٥٠
fa-unẓur ilā āthāri raḥmati l-lahi kayfa yuḥ'yī l-arḍa baʿda mawtihā inna dhālika lamuḥ'yī l-mawtā wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun

So observe the effects of the mercy of Allāh - how He gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed, that [same one] will give life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.(50)

Word by word

  1. فَٱنظُرْfa-unẓurSo look
  2. إِلَىٰٓilāat
  3. ءَاثَٰرِāthāri(the) effects
  4. رَحْمَتِraḥmati(of the) Mercy
  5. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  6. كَيْفَkayfahow
  7. يُحْىِyuḥ'yīHe gives life
  8. ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍa(to) the earth
  9. بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
  10. مَوْتِهَآ ۚmawtihāits death
  11. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  12. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  13. لَمُحْىِlamuḥ'yīsurely He (will) give life
  14. ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۖl-mawtā(to) the dead
  15. وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
  16. عَلَىٰʿalā(is) on
  17. كُلِّkullievery
  18. شَىْءٍshayinthing
  19. قَدِيرٌqadīrunAll-Powerful

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