سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ
Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 44
أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَكَانُوٓا۟ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعْجِزَهُۥ مِن شَىْءٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَلِيمًا قَدِيرًا ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have they not travelled in the land, and seen what was the end of those before them - though they were superior to them in power? Allâh is not such that anything in the heavens or in the earth escapes Him. Verily, He is All-Knowing, All-Omnipotent.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Have they not
يَسِيرُوا۟
yasīrū
traveled
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
فَيَنظُرُوا۟
fayanẓurū
and seen
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
كَانَ
kāna
was
عَـٰقِبَةُ
ʿāqibatu
(the) end
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
مِن
min
(were) before them
قَبْلِهِمْ
qablihim
(were) before them
وَكَانُوٓا۟
wakānū
And they were
أَشَدَّ
ashadda
stronger
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
than them
قُوَّةًۭ ۚ
quwwatan
(in) power
وَمَا
wamā
But not
كَانَ
kāna
is
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
لِيُعْجِزَهُۥ
liyuʿ'jizahu
that can escape (from) Him
مِن
min
any
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
فِى
fī
in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَلَا
walā
and not
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
l-arḍi
the earth
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
كَانَ
kāna
is
عَلِيمًۭا
ʿalīman
All-Knower
قَدِيرًۭا
qadīran
All-Powerful
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.
(Ayah 44) ➊ {اَوَ لَمْ يَسِيْرُوْا فِي الْاَرْضِ …:} For its exegesis, see the exegesis of Surah Ar-Rum, Ayah (9).
➋ { وَ مَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِيُعْجِزَهٗ مِنْ شَيْءٍ …:} That is, in the heavens and the earth, meaning in the entire universe, nothing can render Allah the Exalted Almighty powerless so that He would not be able to seize it, or that after seizing it, it could escape from His grasp.
➌ {اِنَّهٗ كَانَ عَلِيْمًا قَدِيْرًا :} Because He has always been All-Knowing and fully Capable over everything, meaning it is not possible that anything could render Him powerless, that He would not be able to seize it because He did not know where it was, or that He knew but did not have the power to seize it. The meaning of "always" is conveyed by the word {’’ كَانَ ‘‘}.
➋ { وَ مَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِيُعْجِزَهٗ مِنْ شَيْءٍ …:} That is, in the heavens and the earth, meaning in the entire universe, nothing can render Allah the Exalted Almighty powerless so that He would not be able to seize it, or that after seizing it, it could escape from His grasp.
➌ {اِنَّهٗ كَانَ عَلِيْمًا قَدِيْرًا :} Because He has always been All-Knowing and fully Capable over everything, meaning it is not possible that anything could render Him powerless, that He would not be able to seize it because He did not know where it was, or that He knew but did not have the power to seize it. The meaning of "always" is conveyed by the word {’’ كَانَ ‘‘}.
