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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 39
وَمِنْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦٓ أَنَّكَ تَرَى ٱلْأَرْضَ خَـٰشِعَةً فَإِذَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا ٱلْمَآءَ ٱهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْيَاهَا لَمُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿39﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And among His Signs (in this), that you see the earth barren; but when We send down water (rain) to it, it is stirred to life and growth (of vegetations). Verily, He Who gives it life, surely, is Able to give life to the dead (on the Day of Resurrection). Indeed He is Able to do all things.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِنْ
wamin
And among
ءَايَـٰتِهِۦٓ
āyātihi
His Signs
أَنَّكَ
annaka
(is) that you
تَرَى
tarā
see
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the earth
خَـٰشِعَةًۭ
khāshiʿatan
barren
فَإِذَآ
fa-idhā
but when
أَنزَلْنَا
anzalnā
We send down
عَلَيْهَا
ʿalayhā
upon it
ٱلْمَآءَ
l-māa
water
ٱهْتَزَّتْ
ih'tazzat
it is stirred (to life)
وَرَبَتْ ۚ
warabat
and grows
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
the One Who
أَحْيَاهَا
aḥyāhā
gives it life
لَمُحْىِ
lamuḥ'yī
(is) surely the Giver of life
ٱلْمَوْتَىٰٓ ۚ
l-mawtā
(to) the dead
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
(is) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٌ
qadīrun
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 39) {وَ مِنْ اٰيٰتِهٖۤ اَنَّكَ تَرَى الْاَرْضَ خَاشِعَةً … :} For the explanation of this verse, see Surah An-Nahl (65) and Surah Al-Hajj (5 to 7). Here, for barren land, the word {’’ خَاشِعَةً ‘‘} (subdued, humbled) is used, because the matter is about prostration to Allah alone, that is, about humility, whereas in Surah Al-Hajj, for the same barren land, the word {’’ هَامِدَةً ‘‘} (dead) is used, because there the matter is about life after death. (Tantawi)
