Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And it is Allâh Who sends the winds, so that they raise up the clouds, and We drive them to a dead land, and revive therewith the earth after its death. As such (will be) the Resurrection!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
ٱلَّذِىٓalladhī(is) the One Who
أَرْسَلَarsalasends
ٱلرِّيَـٰحَl-riyāḥathe winds
فَتُثِيرُfatuthīruso that they raise
سَحَابًۭاsaḥāban(the) clouds
فَسُقْنَـٰهُfasuq'nāhuand We drive them
إِلَىٰilāto
بَلَدٍۢbaladina land
مَّيِّتٍۢmayyitindead
فَأَحْيَيْنَاfa-aḥyaynāand We revive
بِهِbihitherewith
ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earth
بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
مَوْتِهَا ۚmawtihāits death
كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
ٱلنُّشُورُl-nushūru(will be) the Resurrection
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 9){ وَاللّٰهُالَّذِيْۤاَرْسَلَالرِّيٰحَفَتُثِيْرُسَحَابًا …:} In the Noble Qur’an, life after death is generally argued from the greening of dry land, as stated in Surah Al-Hajj: «وَتَرَىالْاَرْضَهَامِدَةًفَاِذَاۤاَنْزَلْنَاعَلَيْهَاالْمَآءَاهْتَزَّتْوَرَبَتْوَاَنْۢبَتَتْمِنْكُلِّزَوْجٍۭبَهِيْجٍ (5) ذٰلِكَبِاَنَّاللّٰهَهُوَالْحَقُّوَاَنَّهٗيُحْيِالْمَوْتٰىوَاَنَّهٗعَلٰىكُلِّشَيْءٍقَدِيْرٌ (6) وَّاَنَّالسَّاعَةَاٰتِيَةٌلَّارَيْبَفِيْهَاوَاَنَّاللّٰهَيَبْعَثُمَنْفِيالْقُبُوْرِ »[ الحج : ۵ تا ۷ ] “And you see the earth lying lifeless, then when We send down water upon it, it stirs and swells and brings forth every beautiful kind (of growth). This is because Allah is the Truth, and (because) He gives life to the dead, and (because) He is Powerful over everything. And (because) the Hour is coming, there is no doubt about it, and (because) Allah will raise those who are in the graves.” Everyone sees that when it rains, the dry, barren, and dead land suddenly comes to life and flourishes with vegetation. Then, not only do plants grow from it, but thousands of creatures—such as frogs, insects, and crickets—are also produced and begin to make their own sounds. Where did these come from? Exactly the same will be the state of humans rising from the earth. The condition of man is strange: whatever comes under his observation, he accepts it as it is, but he denies another thing exactly like it just because it has not come under his observation, even though there is no difference between the two.