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Surah As-Sajda (32) — Ayah 27
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا نَسُوقُ ٱلْمَآءَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْجُرُزِ فَنُخْرِجُ بِهِۦ زَرْعًا تَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ أَنْعَـٰمُهُمْ وَأَنفُسُهُمْ ۖ أَفَلَا يُبْصِرُونَ ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have they not seen how We drive water to the dry land that has no vegetation, and therewith bring forth crops providing food for their cattle and themselves? Will they not then see?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Do not
يَرَوْا۟
yaraw
they see
أَنَّا
annā
that We
نَسُوقُ
nasūqu
drive
ٱلْمَآءَ
l-māa
water
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
ٱلْجُرُزِ
l-juruzi
[the] barren
فَنُخْرِجُ
fanukh'riju
then We bring forth
بِهِۦ
bihi
thereby
زَرْعًۭا
zarʿan
crops
تَأْكُلُ
takulu
eat
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from it
أَنْعَـٰمُهُمْ
anʿāmuhum
their cattle
وَأَنفُسُهُمْ ۖ
wa-anfusuhum
and they themselves
أَفَلَا
afalā
Then do not
يُبْصِرُونَ
yub'ṣirūna
they see
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27. Have they not seen that We drive water to barren land, and with it We bring forth crops from which their cattle eat, and they themselves eat? Will they not then reflect [29]?
[29]
The Divine Revelation as Rain on Dead Land:
That is, when a torrent of rain or the water of rivers irrigates barren land, even the waterless and infertile earth begins to flourish. Spring arrives upon it, providing sustenance for all kinds of living beings. In exactly the same way, the rain of divine revelation works. This very region of Arabia, where even raising the voice of monotheism was tantamount to inviting calamities upon oneself, and where people's hearts had become utterly dead to accepting the call of truth—if a torrent of rain can turn barren land into lush fields, then it is also possible that this region, through the rain of revelation and the voice of monotheism, may begin to flourish, and life may return to the dead hearts. People may begin to think and reflect, and Allah may grant such progress to Islam that onlookers are left astonished. Then, not only mankind, but all of Allah's creation will benefit and be delighted by the blessings of Islam.
[29]
The Divine Revelation as Rain on Dead Land:
That is, when a torrent of rain or the water of rivers irrigates barren land, even the waterless and infertile earth begins to flourish. Spring arrives upon it, providing sustenance for all kinds of living beings. In exactly the same way, the rain of divine revelation works. This very region of Arabia, where even raising the voice of monotheism was tantamount to inviting calamities upon oneself, and where people's hearts had become utterly dead to accepting the call of truth—if a torrent of rain can turn barren land into lush fields, then it is also possible that this region, through the rain of revelation and the voice of monotheism, may begin to flourish, and life may return to the dead hearts. People may begin to think and reflect, and Allah may grant such progress to Islam that onlookers are left astonished. Then, not only mankind, but all of Allah's creation will benefit and be delighted by the blessings of Islam.
