سُوْرَةُ الْجَاثِيَةِ
Surah Al-Jaathiya (45) — Ayah 5
وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن رِّزْقٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَتَصْرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ ءَايَـٰتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And in the alternation of night and day, and the provision (rain) that Allâh sends down from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after its death, and in the turning about of the winds (i.e. sometimes towards the east or north, and sometimes towards the south or west sometimes bringing glad tidings of rain etc., and sometimes bringing the torment), are signs for a people who understand.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ
wa-ikh'tilāfi
And (in the) alternation
ٱلَّيْلِ
al-layli
(of) the night
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
wal-nahāri
and the day
وَمَآ
wamā
and what
أَنزَلَ
anzala
Allah sends down
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah sends down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
مِن
min
of
رِّزْقٍۢ
riz'qin
(the) provision
فَأَحْيَا
fa-aḥyā
and gives life
بِهِ
bihi
thereby
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
(to) the earth
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
مَوْتِهَا
mawtihā
its death
وَتَصْرِيفِ
wataṣrīfi
and (in) directing
ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ
l-riyāḥi
(the) winds
ءَايَـٰتٌۭ
āyātun
(are) Signs
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna
who reason
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And in the alternation of night and day [5], and in the provision that Allah sends down from the sky, by which He revives the earth after its death [6], and in the changing of the winds [7], there are many signs for people who use their intellect.
[5]
The Fifth Sign: The Alternation of Night and Day:
When night comes, it arrives gradually; pitch darkness does not descend all at once, nor does the sun rise all of a sudden in its full brilliance. Rather, it too appears gradually. When the nights begin to lengthen, the law of gradualness operates in them. Then, when the seasons change, there is also gradualness in them. For this gradualness too, there is a law, a system, in which there is neither excess nor deficiency, nor any disorder. Moreover, the changes occur in such a manner that many benefits for mankind are associated with them. The great and mighty celestial bodies which Allah has kept under control to establish this system of day and night and seasons, show that the entire management of this universe is in the power of only one Being.
[6]
The Sixth Sign: The Descent of Rain and the Creation of Sustenance for Creatures:
Here, sustenance refers to rain, which becomes the means of sustenance for all living creatures. In the falling of rain, and then in the growth of the earth’s produce from this rainwater, many factors are at work. These are completely powerless before the laws made by Allah Almighty. All these factors perform their assigned duties. Only then do humans and living beings obtain sustenance.
All Factors Are the Same, Yet Plants Are of Thousands of Kinds:
One sign in this is that no one other than Allah has any control over these factors, so how can anyone else claim divinity? The second sign is that the earth is one, the water is one, the air and the season are one, yet plants of different kinds and colors grow. The third sign is that the arrangement of sustenance from the sky is common for all, and everyone has an equal right to benefit from it. Yet, each one’s sustenance is separate. Some receive less, some more. And whatever sustenance is destined for someone, no matter how much effort he makes, his sustenance cannot increase. Nor can anyone reduce another’s sustenance; what is meant for him will surely reach him.
[7]
The Circulation and Types of Winds:
The winds carry the heavy, rain-laden clouds on their shoulders without difficulty. They bring a message of mercy to some people and become a punishment from Allah for others. Then, they also play an effective role in bringing about changes in the seasons. These winds are not moving freely in the atmosphere; rather, they move only in the direction Allah commands. Although Allah has set laws for the circulation of the winds, Allah Almighty is not helpless or powerless before the natural laws He Himself has made. Rather, whenever and however He wills, He can make every part of His creation work according to His will.
[5]
The Fifth Sign: The Alternation of Night and Day:
When night comes, it arrives gradually; pitch darkness does not descend all at once, nor does the sun rise all of a sudden in its full brilliance. Rather, it too appears gradually. When the nights begin to lengthen, the law of gradualness operates in them. Then, when the seasons change, there is also gradualness in them. For this gradualness too, there is a law, a system, in which there is neither excess nor deficiency, nor any disorder. Moreover, the changes occur in such a manner that many benefits for mankind are associated with them. The great and mighty celestial bodies which Allah has kept under control to establish this system of day and night and seasons, show that the entire management of this universe is in the power of only one Being.
[6]
The Sixth Sign: The Descent of Rain and the Creation of Sustenance for Creatures:
Here, sustenance refers to rain, which becomes the means of sustenance for all living creatures. In the falling of rain, and then in the growth of the earth’s produce from this rainwater, many factors are at work. These are completely powerless before the laws made by Allah Almighty. All these factors perform their assigned duties. Only then do humans and living beings obtain sustenance.
All Factors Are the Same, Yet Plants Are of Thousands of Kinds:
One sign in this is that no one other than Allah has any control over these factors, so how can anyone else claim divinity? The second sign is that the earth is one, the water is one, the air and the season are one, yet plants of different kinds and colors grow. The third sign is that the arrangement of sustenance from the sky is common for all, and everyone has an equal right to benefit from it. Yet, each one’s sustenance is separate. Some receive less, some more. And whatever sustenance is destined for someone, no matter how much effort he makes, his sustenance cannot increase. Nor can anyone reduce another’s sustenance; what is meant for him will surely reach him.
[7]
The Circulation and Types of Winds:
The winds carry the heavy, rain-laden clouds on their shoulders without difficulty. They bring a message of mercy to some people and become a punishment from Allah for others. Then, they also play an effective role in bringing about changes in the seasons. These winds are not moving freely in the atmosphere; rather, they move only in the direction Allah commands. Although Allah has set laws for the circulation of the winds, Allah Almighty is not helpless or powerless before the natural laws He Himself has made. Rather, whenever and however He wills, He can make every part of His creation work according to His will.
