سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 99
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِۦ نَبَاتَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهُ خَضِرًا نُّخْرِجُ مِنْهُ حَبًّا مُّتَرَاكِبًا وَمِنَ ٱلنَّخْلِ مِن طَلْعِهَا قِنْوَانٌ دَانِيَةٌ وَجَنَّـٰتٍ مِّنْ أَعْنَابٍ وَٱلزَّيْتُونَ وَٱلرُّمَّانَ مُشْتَبِهًا وَغَيْرَ مُتَشَـٰبِهٍ ۗ ٱنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ثَمَرِهِۦٓ إِذَآ أَثْمَرَ وَيَنْعِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكُمْ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿99﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is He Who sends down water (rain) from the sky, and with it We bring forth vegetation of all kinds, and out of it We bring forth green stalks, from which We bring forth thick clustered grain. And out of the date-palm and its spathe come forth clusters of dates hanging low and near, and gardens of grapes, olives and pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet different (in variety and taste). Look at their fruits when they begin to bear, and the ripeness thereof. Verily! In these things there are signs for people who believe.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
(is) the One Who
أَنزَلَ
anzala
sends down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
مَآءًۭ
māan
water
فَأَخْرَجْنَا
fa-akhrajnā
then We bring forth
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
نَبَاتَ
nabāta
vegetation
كُلِّ
kulli
(of) every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
فَأَخْرَجْنَا
fa-akhrajnā
Then We bring forth
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from it
خَضِرًۭا
khaḍiran
green plant
نُّخْرِجُ
nukh'riju
We bring forth
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from it
حَبًّۭا
ḥabban
grain
مُّتَرَاكِبًۭا
mutarākiban
thick clustered
وَمِنَ
wamina
And from
ٱلنَّخْلِ
l-nakhli
the date-palm
مِن
min
from
طَلْعِهَا
ṭalʿihā
its spathe
قِنْوَانٌۭ
qin'wānun
clusters of dates
دَانِيَةٌۭ
dāniyatun
hanging low
وَجَنَّـٰتٍۢ
wajannātin
And gardens
مِّنْ
min
of
أَعْنَابٍۢ
aʿnābin
grapes
وَٱلزَّيْتُونَ
wal-zaytūna
and the olives
وَٱلرُّمَّانَ
wal-rumāna
and the pomegranates
مُشْتَبِهًۭا
mush'tabihan
resembling
وَغَيْرَ
waghayra
and not
مُتَشَـٰبِهٍ ۗ
mutashābihin
resembling
ٱنظُرُوٓا۟
unẓurū
Look
إِلَىٰ
ilā
at
ثَمَرِهِۦٓ
thamarihi
its fruit
إِذَآ
idhā
when
أَثْمَرَ
athmara
it bears fruit
وَيَنْعِهِۦٓ ۚ
wayanʿihi
and its ripening
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكُمْ
dhālikum
that
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ
laāyātin
(are) signs
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
(who) believe
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 99) ➊ {وَ هُوَ الَّذِيْۤ اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً … : ’’ قِنْوَانٌ ‘‘} is the plural of {’’ قِنْوٌ ‘‘}, meaning clusters. {’’ دَانِيَةٌ ‘‘} is the active participle from {’’دَنَا يَدْنُوْ ‘‘}, meaning near, that is, hanging low. {’’ مُشْتَبِهًا وَّ غَيْرَ مُتَشَابِهٍ ‘‘} means the leaves are similar, but the fruits are different, or it refers to the same tree, for example, take the mango tree: its plants are similar, but the taste of the fruit from each plant is different.
➋ Here Allah Almighty has mentioned one of His great powers and blessings: Allah Almighty sent down water from the sky, then by means of it brought forth soft and delicate sprouts, from which emerged clusters filled with layer upon layer of berries, and look at the date palm, that first a small shoot comes out, then it becomes a tree, then from it unripe fruit is made, then its color keeps changing and it also grows larger. Observe their fruiting and their ripening; when it is unripe, it has little value, and when it ripens, how delicious it becomes. The same is the case with grapes, olives, and pomegranates.
➋ Here Allah Almighty has mentioned one of His great powers and blessings: Allah Almighty sent down water from the sky, then by means of it brought forth soft and delicate sprouts, from which emerged clusters filled with layer upon layer of berries, and look at the date palm, that first a small shoot comes out, then it becomes a tree, then from it unripe fruit is made, then its color keeps changing and it also grows larger. Observe their fruiting and their ripening; when it is unripe, it has little value, and when it ripens, how delicious it becomes. The same is the case with grapes, olives, and pomegranates.
