سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 15
وَأَلْقَىٰ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَأَنْهَـٰرًا وَسُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ﴿15﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And He has affixed into the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and rivers and roads, that you may guide yourselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَلْقَىٰ
wa-alqā
And He has cast
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
رَوَٰسِىَ
rawāsiya
firm mountains
أَن
an
lest
تَمِيدَ
tamīda
it should shake
بِكُمْ
bikum
with you
وَأَنْهَـٰرًۭا
wa-anhāran
and rivers
وَسُبُلًۭا
wasubulan
and roads
لَّعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تَهْتَدُونَ
tahtadūna
be guided
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah15){وَ اَلْقٰى فِي الْاَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ …:} For its exegesis, see Surah Al-Hijr (19) and Surah Ar-Ra'd (3). Here, along with mountains and rivers, the mention of paths is also made, because it is the rivers that make paths in the mountains, and wide roads are formed along their banks.
