سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ
Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 27
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِۦ ثَمَرَٰتٍ مُّخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَٰنُهَا ۚ وَمِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ جُدَدٌۢ بِيضٌ وَحُمْرٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَٰنُهَا وَغَرَابِيبُ سُودٌ ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
See you not that Allâh sends down water (rain) from the sky, and We produce therewith fruits of various colours, and among the mountains are streaks white and red, of varying colours and (others) very black.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
تَرَ
tara
you see
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
أَنزَلَ
anzala
sends down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
مَآءًۭ
māan
water
فَأَخْرَجْنَا
fa-akhrajnā
then We bring forth
بِهِۦ
bihi
therewith
ثَمَرَٰتٍۢ
thamarātin
fruits
مُّخْتَلِفًا
mukh'talifan
(of) various
أَلْوَٰنُهَا ۚ
alwānuhā
[their] colors
وَمِنَ
wamina
And in
ٱلْجِبَالِ
l-jibāli
the mountains
جُدَدٌۢ
judadun
(are) tracts
بِيضٌۭ
bīḍun
white
وَحُمْرٌۭ
waḥum'run
and red
مُّخْتَلِفٌ
mukh'talifun
(of) various
أَلْوَٰنُهَا
alwānuhā
[their] colors
وَغَرَابِيبُ
wagharābību
and intensely black
سُودٌۭ
sūdun
and intensely black
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.
27. 1 That is, just as there are both types of people—believers and disbelievers, righteous and corrupt—similarly, there is difference and diversity among other creations as well. For example, the colors of flowers are different, and in taste, delight, and fragrance, they are also different from one another. Even a single fruit has many different colors, and in taste, fragrance, and delight, they are also different from one another, like dates, grapes, apples, and some other fruits.
27. 2 In the same way, mountains and their parts or paths and lines are of different colors: white, red, and very deep, black paths or lines. غَرَابِیْب is the plural of غِرْبِیْب (intensely black). When the intensity of the black color is to be expressed, the word غِرْبِیْب is used with it; أَسْوَدُ غِرْبِيبٌ, which means very deep black.
27. 2 In the same way, mountains and their parts or paths and lines are of different colors: white, red, and very deep, black paths or lines. غَرَابِیْب is the plural of غِرْبِیْب (intensely black). When the intensity of the black color is to be expressed, the word غِرْبِیْب is used with it; أَسْوَدُ غِرْبِيبٌ, which means very deep black.
