سُوْرَةُ الْمُلْكِ
Surah Al-Mulk (67) — Ayah 16
ءَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَمُورُ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allâh), will not cause the earth to sink with you, and then it should quake?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ءَأَمِنتُم
a-amintum
Do you feel secure
مَّن
man
(from Him) Who
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the heaven
أَن
an
not
يَخْسِفَ
yakhsifa
He will cause to swallow
بِكُمُ
bikumu
you
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the earth
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
when
هِىَ
hiya
it
تَمُورُ
tamūru
sways
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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16. Do you feel secure from Him who is in the heaven [20] that He will not cause the earth to swallow you, and then suddenly it begins to shake?
[20]
Who is in the sky?
The Divine Being, Allah. That is, Allah has made the earth subservient to you; work on it and take whatever benefits you can from it, but do not become fearless of that Being who is the Creator and Owner of you and all these things. Remember Him at all times. It is entirely possible that you may be digging somewhere in the earth or engaged in mining, and you suddenly sink into it. Or an earthquake may strike the earth. The earth may split open and you may be swallowed up in it. And it is also possible that He may send upon you such a severe windstorm containing stones and pebbles, and it may utterly destroy you. Therefore, when you obtain Allah’s blessings from the earth, you should also express gratitude to Him, and if you are ungrateful and show arrogance, then you may meet the same fate as the previous nations encountered.
[20]
Who is in the sky?
The Divine Being, Allah. That is, Allah has made the earth subservient to you; work on it and take whatever benefits you can from it, but do not become fearless of that Being who is the Creator and Owner of you and all these things. Remember Him at all times. It is entirely possible that you may be digging somewhere in the earth or engaged in mining, and you suddenly sink into it. Or an earthquake may strike the earth. The earth may split open and you may be swallowed up in it. And it is also possible that He may send upon you such a severe windstorm containing stones and pebbles, and it may utterly destroy you. Therefore, when you obtain Allah’s blessings from the earth, you should also express gratitude to Him, and if you are ungrateful and show arrogance, then you may meet the same fate as the previous nations encountered.
