سُوْرَةُ قٓ
Surah Qaaf (50) — Ayah 7
وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَـٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the earth! We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and have produced therein every kind of lovely growth (plants).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلْأَرْضَ
wal-arḍa
And the earth
مَدَدْنَـٰهَا
madadnāhā
We have spread it out
وَأَلْقَيْنَا
wa-alqaynā
and cast
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
رَوَٰسِىَ
rawāsiya
firmly set mountains
وَأَنۢبَتْنَا
wa-anbatnā
and We made to grow
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
مِن
min
of
كُلِّ
kulli
every
زَوْجٍۭ
zawjin
kind
بَهِيجٍۢ
bahījin
beautiful
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.
7. 1. And some have taken the meaning of "zauj" as "pair," that is, every kind of plant and thing has been made in pairs (male and female). The meaning of "bahīj" is beautiful, lush, and handsome.
