سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 4
وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قِطَعٌ مُّتَجَـٰوِرَٰتٌ وَجَنَّـٰتٌ مِّنْ أَعْنَـٰبٍ وَزَرْعٌ وَنَخِيلٌ صِنْوَانٌ وَغَيْرُ صِنْوَانٍ يُسْقَىٰ بِمَآءٍ وَٰحِدٍ وَنُفَضِّلُ بَعْضَهَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فِى ٱلْأُكُلِ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And in the earth are neighbouring tracts, and gardens of vines, and green crops (fields), and date-palms, growing into two or three from a single stem root, or otherwise (one stem root for every palm), watered with the same water; yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. Verily, in these things there are Ayât (proofs, evidence, lessons, signs) for the people who understand.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَفِى
wafī
And in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
قِطَعٌۭ
qiṭaʿun
are tracks
مُّتَجَـٰوِرَٰتٌۭ
mutajāwirātun
neighboring
وَجَنَّـٰتٌۭ
wajannātun
and gardens
مِّنْ
min
of
أَعْنَـٰبٍۢ
aʿnābin
grapevines
وَزَرْعٌۭ
wazarʿun
and crops
وَنَخِيلٌۭ
wanakhīlun
and date-palms
صِنْوَانٌۭ
ṣin'wānun
trees (growing) from a single root
وَغَيْرُ
waghayru
and not
صِنْوَانٍۢ
ṣin'wānin
trees (growing) from a single root
يُسْقَىٰ
yus'qā
watered
بِمَآءٍۢ
bimāin
with water
وَٰحِدٍۢ
wāḥidin
one
وَنُفَضِّلُ
wanufaḍḍilu
but We cause to exceed
بَعْضَهَا
baʿḍahā
some of them
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
بَعْضٍۢ
baʿḍin
others
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأُكُلِ ۚ
l-ukuli
the fruit
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ
laāyātin
surely (are) Signs
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna
who use reason
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
4. 1. Mutajawirat. Close and adjacent to each other, meaning one part of the land is lush and fertile, yielding abundant produce, while right next to it is barren land, in which nothing grows at all.
4. 2. Sunwan. One meaning is "joined together," and ghayr sunwan means "separated." Another meaning of sunwan is a tree that has many branches and trunks, like pomegranate, fig, and some date palms.
4. 3. That is, the land is the same, the water and air are also the same, but the fruits and grains are of different types, and their tastes and appearances are also different from each other.
4. 2. Sunwan. One meaning is "joined together," and ghayr sunwan means "separated." Another meaning of sunwan is a tree that has many branches and trunks, like pomegranate, fig, and some date palms.
4. 3. That is, the land is the same, the water and air are also the same, but the fruits and grains are of different types, and their tastes and appearances are also different from each other.
