سُوْرَةُ الرَّحْمٰنِ
Surah Ar-Rahmaan (55) — Ayah 33
يَـٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O assembly of jinn and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass beyond (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allâh)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰمَعْشَرَ
yāmaʿshara
O assembly
ٱلْجِنِّ
l-jini
(of) the jinn
وَٱلْإِنسِ
wal-insi
and the men
إِنِ
ini
If
ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ
is'taṭaʿtum
you are able
أَن
an
to
تَنفُذُوا۟
tanfudhū
pass beyond
مِنْ
min
[of]
أَقْطَارِ
aqṭāri
(the) regions
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
فَٱنفُذُوا۟ ۚ
fa-unfudhū
then pass
لَا
lā
Not
تَنفُذُونَ
tanfudhūna
you (can) pass
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِسُلْطَـٰنٍۢ
bisul'ṭānin
by authority
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33. O assembly of jinn and mankind! If you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except with [23] great power [22].
[22]
The Literal Meaning of ﴿نفذ﴾:
﴿نفذ﴾ means to pass through from one side to the other. For example, if one end of an iron rod is heated in fire, after a short while the heat by itself reaches the other end. And "nifaz" means the enforcement of something with power, as it is said that such-and-such law has been enforced in this country from yesterday, and it also means for something to enter swiftly and pass through. For example, electric current passes through from one side to the other.
[23] ﴿سُلْطٰنٍ﴾ also means dominance and intense power, and also an authority letter or a permit of passage. Now, if this verse is applied to this material world, then it would mean that to reach the edges of the earth and the heavens, utmost power is required, just as man has succeeded in reaching the moon, which is the closest satellite of the earth, and for that, utmost power and capability are needed. And such capability can never come within you that you could cross ﴿اَقْـطَار السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ﴾. And if you wish, you may try with all your might. And if this verse is connected to the previous verse, that is, the reckoning, then it would mean that none of you can escape from the reckoning and Allah’s grasp by running here and there, except for the one who receives the permit of Paradise. In that case, he would not even need to run away.
[22]
The Literal Meaning of ﴿نفذ﴾:
﴿نفذ﴾ means to pass through from one side to the other. For example, if one end of an iron rod is heated in fire, after a short while the heat by itself reaches the other end. And "nifaz" means the enforcement of something with power, as it is said that such-and-such law has been enforced in this country from yesterday, and it also means for something to enter swiftly and pass through. For example, electric current passes through from one side to the other.
[23] ﴿سُلْطٰنٍ﴾ also means dominance and intense power, and also an authority letter or a permit of passage. Now, if this verse is applied to this material world, then it would mean that to reach the edges of the earth and the heavens, utmost power is required, just as man has succeeded in reaching the moon, which is the closest satellite of the earth, and for that, utmost power and capability are needed. And such capability can never come within you that you could cross ﴿اَقْـطَار السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ﴾. And if you wish, you may try with all your might. And if this verse is connected to the previous verse, that is, the reckoning, then it would mean that none of you can escape from the reckoning and Allah’s grasp by running here and there, except for the one who receives the permit of Paradise. In that case, he would not even need to run away.
