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Surah Fatir, Ayah 41 (35:41)

فَاطِر

۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ أَن تَزُولَا ۚ وَلَئِن زَالَتَآ إِنْ أَمْسَكَهُمَا …

Quran 35:41 is ayah 41 of Surah Fatir (“Originator”), a Meccan surah of 45 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 439 of the Madani Mushaf.

35:41
۞ إِنَّٱللَّهَيُمْسِكُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضَأَنتَزُولَا ۚوَلَئِنزَالَتَآإِنْأَمْسَكَهُمَامِنْأَحَدٍمِّنۢبَعْدِهِۦٓ ۚإِنَّهُۥكَانَحَلِيمًاغَفُورًا٤١
inna l-laha yum'siku l-samāwāti wal-arḍa an tazūlā wala-in zālatā in amsakahumā min aḥadin min baʿdihi innahu kāna ḥalīman ghafūran

Indeed, Allāh holds the heavens and the earth, lest they cease. And if they should cease, no one could hold them [in place] after Him. Indeed, He is Forbearing and Forgiving.(41)

Word by word

  1. ۞ إِنَّinnaIndeed
  2. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  3. يُمْسِكُyum'sikuupholds
  4. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
  5. وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaand the earth
  6. أَنanlest
  7. تَزُولَا ۚtazūlāthey cease
  8. وَلَئِنwala-inAnd if
  9. زَالَتَآzālatāthey should cease
  10. إِنْinnot
  11. أَمْسَكَهُمَاamsakahumācan uphold them
  12. مِنْminany
  13. أَحَدٍaḥadinone
  14. مِّنۢminafter Him
  15. بَعْدِهِۦٓ ۚbaʿdihiafter Him
  16. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
  17. كَانَkānais
  18. حَلِيمًاḥalīmanMost Forbearing
  19. غَفُورًاghafūranOft-Forgiving

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