سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 65
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْفُلْكَ تَجْرِى فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ بِأَمْرِهِۦ وَيُمْسِكُ ٱلسَّمَآءَ أَن تَقَعَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
See you not that Allâh has subjected to you (mankind) all that is on the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea by His Command? He withholds the heaven from falling on the earth except by His Leave. Verily, Allâh is, for mankind, Full of Kindness, Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
تَرَ
tara
you see
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
سَخَّرَ
sakhara
(has) subjected
لَكُم
lakum
to you
مَّا
mā
what
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
وَٱلْفُلْكَ
wal-ful'ka
and the ships
تَجْرِى
tajrī
that sail
فِى
fī
through
ٱلْبَحْرِ
l-baḥri
the sea
بِأَمْرِهِۦ
bi-amrihi
by His Command
وَيُمْسِكُ
wayum'siku
And He withholds
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
l-samāa
the sky
أَن
an
lest
تَقَعَ
taqaʿa
it falls
عَلَى
ʿalā
on
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِإِذْنِهِۦٓ ۗ
bi-idh'nihi
by His permission
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
بِٱلنَّاسِ
bil-nāsi
to mankind
لَرَءُوفٌۭ
laraūfun
(is) Full of Kindness
رَّحِيمٌۭ
raḥīmun
Most Merciful
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65. Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you whatever is on the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea by His command? And He holds the sky so that it does not fall upon the earth except by His permission. Surely, Allah is Most Compassionate and Most Merciful to mankind [94].
[94]
Four Great Favors of Allah Upon Man:
In this verse and the preceding verses, matters are mentioned without which it would be difficult for man to live and survive in this world. The very first favor of Allah is that the earth produces vegetation, and not only human life but also the life of other animals depends on this vegetation. If the earth did not have the power of growth due to the mixture of water, it would be difficult for any living being to survive on this earth. The second favor of Allah upon man is that He has subjugated everything on earth for him. Otherwise, the beasts living on earth could have torn him apart and ended his existence. Then there are such gigantic animals that man would merely become a morsel for them. But Allah has given man so much intellect that he is utilizing every big and small thing on earth for his benefit, and Allah has bound other things to such natural laws that man, by discovering them, is deriving countless benefits from everything. Whatever cutting, shaping, or manipulation man does to these things, nothing can resist him. One aspect of this favor is that man has become capable of sea travel. The sea, which covers three-fourths of the earth, where there is no sign of a path nor can any direction be known, and its tumultuous waves can destroy a weak creature like man in an instant and carry him miles deep, from where no trace of him could ever be found. Allah has also made the sea subject to natural laws and thus subjugated it to man. The third favor of Allah is that in the vast expanse of the sky, millions of planets are constantly revolving in their orbits, so strictly bound and held by natural laws that none of them can fall upon the earth and shatter it or wipe out mankind from existence. All this is bound by Allah’s command. Then it will be by Allah’s command that a time will come when these celestial bodies will collide with each other and the Day of Judgment will be established. And all of this is so that Allah wants to keep man safe from every calamity.
[94]
Four Great Favors of Allah Upon Man:
In this verse and the preceding verses, matters are mentioned without which it would be difficult for man to live and survive in this world. The very first favor of Allah is that the earth produces vegetation, and not only human life but also the life of other animals depends on this vegetation. If the earth did not have the power of growth due to the mixture of water, it would be difficult for any living being to survive on this earth. The second favor of Allah upon man is that He has subjugated everything on earth for him. Otherwise, the beasts living on earth could have torn him apart and ended his existence. Then there are such gigantic animals that man would merely become a morsel for them. But Allah has given man so much intellect that he is utilizing every big and small thing on earth for his benefit, and Allah has bound other things to such natural laws that man, by discovering them, is deriving countless benefits from everything. Whatever cutting, shaping, or manipulation man does to these things, nothing can resist him. One aspect of this favor is that man has become capable of sea travel. The sea, which covers three-fourths of the earth, where there is no sign of a path nor can any direction be known, and its tumultuous waves can destroy a weak creature like man in an instant and carry him miles deep, from where no trace of him could ever be found. Allah has also made the sea subject to natural laws and thus subjugated it to man. The third favor of Allah is that in the vast expanse of the sky, millions of planets are constantly revolving in their orbits, so strictly bound and held by natural laws that none of them can fall upon the earth and shatter it or wipe out mankind from existence. All this is bound by Allah’s command. Then it will be by Allah’s command that a time will come when these celestial bodies will collide with each other and the Day of Judgment will be established. And all of this is so that Allah wants to keep man safe from every calamity.
