سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 27
وَلَوْ أَنَّمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقْلَـٰمٌ وَٱلْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ سَبْعَةُ أَبْحُرٍ مَّا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمَـٰتُ ٱللَّهِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if all the trees on the earth were pens and the sea (were ink wherewith to write), with seven seas behind it to add to its (supply), yet the Words of Allâh would not be exhausted. Verily, Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
أَنَّمَا
annamā
whatever
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
مِن
min
of
شَجَرَةٍ
shajaratin
(the) trees
أَقْلَـٰمٌۭ
aqlāmun
(were) pens
وَٱلْبَحْرُ
wal-baḥru
and the sea
يَمُدُّهُۥ
yamudduhu
(to) add to it
مِنۢ
min
after it
بَعْدِهِۦ
baʿdihi
after it
سَبْعَةُ
sabʿatu
seven
أَبْحُرٍۢ
abḥurin
seas
مَّا
mā
not
نَفِدَتْ
nafidat
would be exhausted
كَلِمَـٰتُ
kalimātu
(the) Words
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَزِيزٌ
ʿazīzun
(is) All-Mighty
حَكِيمٌۭ
ḥakīmun
All-Wise
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.
1. In this, the greatness and majesty of Allah, His exalted status, His beautiful names and lofty attributes, and the manifestations of His greatness are described, to the extent that it is impossible for anyone to encompass them, be aware of them, or reach their reality. If one were to try to enumerate them or bring them within the scope of writing, all the trees in the world would be worn out as pens, the ink made from the waters of the seas would be exhausted, but the knowledge of Allah, the wonders of His creation and craftsmanship, and the manifestations of His greatness and majesty could not be counted. The mention of seven seas is for emphasis, not limitation (Ibn Kathir), because it is not possible to confine or enumerate the signs and words of Allah. A verse with the same meaning has already appeared at the end of Surah Al-Kahf.
