سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 21
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَسَلَكَهُۥ يَنَـٰبِيعَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُ بِهِۦ زَرْعًا مُّخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَىٰهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُۥ حُطَـٰمًا ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ﴿21﴾
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 causes it to penetrate the earth, (and then makes it to spring up) as water-springs, and afterward thereby produces crops of different colours, and afterward they wither and you see them turn yellow; then He makes them dry and broken pieces. Verily, in this is a Reminder for men of understanding.
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
فَسَلَكَهُۥ
fasalakahu
and He makes it flow
يَنَـٰبِيعَ
yanābīʿa
(as) springs
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يُخْرِجُ
yukh'riju
He produces
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
زَرْعًۭا
zarʿan
crops
مُّخْتَلِفًا
mukh'talifan
(of) different
أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ
alwānuhu
colors
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يَهِيجُ
yahīju
they wither
فَتَرَىٰهُ
fatarāhu
and you see it
مُصْفَرًّۭا
muṣ'farran
turn yellow
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يَجْعَلُهُۥ
yajʿaluhu
He makes them
حُطَـٰمًا ۚ
ḥuṭāman
debris
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَذِكْرَىٰ
ladhik'rā
surely, (is) a reminder
لِأُو۟لِى
li-ulī
for those of understanding
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ
l-albābi
for those of understanding
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.
21. 1. That is, water descends from the sky through rain, then it is absorbed into the earth, then it emerges in the form of springs or is collected in ponds and canals.
21. 2. That is, after freshness and greenness, those crops wither and turn yellow, and then they crumble into pieces. Just as branches of wood dry up and become subject to breaking apart.
21. 2. That is, after freshness and greenness, those crops wither and turn yellow, and then they crumble into pieces. Just as branches of wood dry up and become subject to breaking apart.
