Quran 14:48 — Ibrahim, verse 48
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
One Day- when the earth is turned into another earth, the heavens into another heaven, and people all appear before God, the One, the Overpowering-
يَوْمَ تُبَدَّلُ الْأَرْضُ غَيْرَ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ ۖ وَبَرَزُوا لِلَّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ
yawma tubaddalu l-arḍu ghayra l-arḍi wal-samāwātu wabarazū lillahi l-wāḥidi l-qahāri
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Upon the day the earth shall be changed to other than the earth, and the heavens and they sally forth unto God, the One, the Omnipotent.
- Muhammad Asad
- [His promise will be fulfilled] on the Day when the earth shall be changed into another earth, as shall be the heavens and when [all men] shall appear before God, the One who holds absolute sway over all that exists.
- Sahih International
- [It will be] on the Day the earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens [as well], and they [i.e., all creatures] will come out before Allāh, the One, the Prevailing,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَوْمَyawma | (On the) Day | يوم |
| 2 | تُبَدَّلُtubaddalu | will be changed | بدل |
| 3 | ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍu | the earth | أرض |
| 4 | غَيْرَghayra | (to) other (than) | غير |
| 5 | ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 6 | وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ ۖwal-samāwātu | and the heavens | سمو |
| 7 | وَبَرَزُوا۟wabarazū | and they will come forth | برز |
| 8 | لِلَّهِlillahi | before Allah | أله |
| 9 | ٱلْوَٰحِدِl-wāḥidi | the One | وحد |
| 10 | ٱلْقَهَّارِl-qahāri | the Irresistible | قهر |