Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 38 (39:38)

ٱلزُّمَر

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قُلْ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا …

Quran 39:38 is ayah 38 of Surah Az-Zumar (“The Troops”), a Meccan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 462 of the Madani Mushaf.

39:38
وَلَئِنسَأَلْتَهُممَّنْخَلَقَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضَلَيَقُولُنَّٱللَّهُ ۚقُلْأَفَرَءَيْتُممَّاتَدْعُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِإِنْأَرَادَنِىَٱللَّهُبِضُرٍّهَلْهُنَّكَٰشِفَٰتُضُرِّهِۦٓأَوْأَرَادَنِىبِرَحْمَةٍهَلْهُنَّمُمْسِكَٰتُرَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚقُلْحَسْبِىَٱللَّهُ ۖعَلَيْهِيَتَوَكَّلُٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ٣٨
wala-in sa-altahum man khalaqa l-samāwāti wal-arḍa layaqūlunna l-lahu qul afara-aytum mā tadʿūna min dūni l-lahi in arādaniya l-lahu biḍurrin hal hunna kāshifātu ḍurrihi aw arādanī biraḥmatin hal hunna mum'sikātu raḥmatihi qul ḥasbiya l-lahu ʿalayhi yatawakkalu l-mutawakilūna

And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Say, "Then have you considered what you invoke besides Allāh? If Allāh intended me harm, are they removers of His harm; or if He intended me mercy, are they withholders of His mercy?" Say, "Sufficient for me is Allāh; upon Him [alone] rely the [wise] reliers."(38)

Word by word

  1. وَلَئِنwala-inAnd if
  2. سَأَلْتَهُمsa-altahumyou ask them
  3. مَّنْmanwho
  4. خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
  5. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
  6. وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaand the earth
  7. لَيَقُولُنَّlayaqūlunnaSurely, they will say
  8. ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah
  9. قُلْqulSay
  10. أَفَرَءَيْتُمafara-aytumThen do you see
  11. مَّاmāwhat
  12. تَدْعُونَtadʿūnayou invoke
  13. مِنminbesides
  14. دُونِdūnibesides
  15. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  16. إِنْinif
  17. أَرَادَنِىَarādaniyaAllah intended for me
  18. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah intended for me
  19. بِضُرٍّbiḍurrinharm
  20. هَلْhalare
  21. هُنَّhunnathey
  22. كَٰشِفَٰتُkāshifāturemovers
  23. ضُرِّهِۦٓḍurrihi(of) harm (from) Him
  24. أَوْawor
  25. أَرَادَنِىarādanīif He intended for me
  26. بِرَحْمَةٍbiraḥmatinmercy
  27. هَلْhalare
  28. هُنَّhunnathey
  29. مُمْسِكَٰتُmum'sikātuwithholders
  30. رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚraḥmatihi(of) His mercy
  31. قُلْqulSay
  32. حَسْبِىَḥasbiyaSufficient (is) Allah for me
  33. ٱللَّهُ ۖl-lahuSufficient (is) Allah for me
  34. عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon Him
  35. يَتَوَكَّلُyatawakkaluput trust
  36. ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَl-mutawakilūnathose who trust

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