Quran 23:18 — Al-Muminoon, verse 18
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We sent water down from the sky in due measure and lodged it in the earth––We have the power to take it all away if We so wish––
وَأَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً بِقَدَرٍ فَأَسْكَنَّاهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذَهَابٍ بِهِ لَقَادِرُونَ
wa-anzalnā mina l-samāi māan biqadarin fa-askannāhu fī l-arḍi wa-innā ʿalā dhahābin bihi laqādirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And We sent down out of heaven water in measure and lodged it in the earth; and We are able to take it away.
- Muhammad Asad
- And We send down water from the skies in accordance with a measure [set by Us], and then We cause it to lodge in the earth: but, behold, We are most certainly able to withdraw this [blessing]!
- Sahih International
- And We have sent down rain from the sky in a measured amount and settled it in the earth. And indeed, We are Able to take it away.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَنزَلْنَاwa-anzalnā | And We send down | نزل |
| 2 | مِنَmina | from | — |
| 3 | ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāi | the sky | سمو |
| 4 | مَآءًۢmāan | water | موه |
| 5 | بِقَدَرٍۢbiqadarin | in (due) measure | قدر |
| 6 | فَأَسْكَنَّـٰهُfa-askannāhu | then We cause it to settle | سكن |
| 7 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 8 | ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 9 | وَإِنَّاwa-innā | And indeed, We | — |
| 10 | عَلَىٰʿalā | on | — |
| 11 | ذَهَابٍۭdhahābin | taking it away | ذهب |
| 12 | بِهِۦbihi | taking it away | — |
| 13 | لَقَـٰدِرُونَlaqādirūna | surely (are) Able | قدر |