سُوْرَةُ الْمُلْكِ
Surah Al-Mulk (67) — Ayah 19
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيْرِ فَوْقَهُمْ صَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍ وَيَقْبِضْنَ ۚ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍۭ بَصِيرٌ ﴿19﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Do they not see the birds above them, spreading out their wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Most Gracious (Allâh). Verily, He is the All-Seer of everything.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Do not
يَرَوْا۟
yaraw
they see
إِلَى
ilā
[to]
ٱلطَّيْرِ
l-ṭayri
the birds
فَوْقَهُمْ
fawqahum
above them
صَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍۢ
ṣāffātin
spreading (their wings)
وَيَقْبِضْنَ ۚ
wayaqbiḍ'na
and folding
مَا
mā
Not
يُمْسِكُهُنَّ
yum'sikuhunna
holds them
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ۚ
l-raḥmānu
the Most Gracious
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
(is) of every
شَىْءٍۭ
shayin
thing
بَصِيرٌ
baṣīrun
All-Seer
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.
19. 1 When a bird flies in the air, it spreads its wings, and sometimes during flight, it folds its wings. This spreading is صَف and folding is قَبْض.
19. 2 That is, during flight, who is the One holding these birds, who does not let them fall to the ground? This is an example of the power of Allah, the Most Merciful.
19. 2 That is, during flight, who is the One holding these birds, who does not let them fall to the ground? This is an example of the power of Allah, the Most Merciful.
