Quran 39:38 — Az-Zumar, verse 38
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
If you [Prophet] ask them, ‘Who created the heavens and earth?’ they are sure to answer, ‘God,’ so say, ‘Consider those you invoke beside Him: if God wished to harm me, could they undo that harm? If God wished to show me mercy, could they withhold that mercy?’ Say, ‘God is enough for me: all those who trust should put their trust in Him.’
وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ مَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ ۚ قُلْ أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَنِيَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ هَلْ هُنَّ كَاشِفَاتُ ضُرِّهِ أَوْ أَرَادَنِي بِرَحْمَةٍ هَلْ هُنَّ مُمْسِكَاتُ رَحْمَتِهِ ۚ قُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ ۖ عَلَيْهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ
wala-in sa-altahum man khalaqa l-samāwāti wal-arḍa layaqūlunna l-lahu qul afara-aytum mā tadʿūna min dūni l-lahi in arādaniya l-lahu biḍurrin hal hunna kāshifātu ḍurrihi aw arādanī biraḥmatin hal hunna mum'sikātu raḥmatihi qul ḥasbiya l-lahu ʿalayhi yatawakkalu l-mutawakilūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- If thou askest them, 'Who created the heavens and the earth?' they will say, 'God.' Say: 'What think you? That you call upon apart from God -- if God desires affliction for me, shall they remove His affliction? Or if He desires mercy for me, shall they withhold His mercy?' Say: 'God is enough for me; in Him all those put their trust who put their trust.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And thus it is [with most people]: if thou ask them, “Who is it that has created the heavens and the earth?” - they will surely answer, “God.” Say: “Have you, then, ever considered what it is that you invoke instead of God? If God wills that harm should befall me, could those [imaginary powers] remove the harm inflicted by Him? Or, if He wills that grace should alight on me, could they withhold His grace [from me]?” Say: “God is enough for me! In Him [alone] place their trust all who have trust [in His existence].”
- Sahih International
- And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Say, "Then have you considered what you invoke besides Allāh? If Allāh intended me harm, are they removers of His harm; or if He intended me mercy, are they withholders of His mercy?" Say, "Sufficient for me is Allāh; upon Him [alone] rely the [wise] reliers."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَئِنwala-in | And if | — |
| 2 | سَأَلْتَهُمsa-altahum | you ask them | سأل |
| 3 | مَّنْman | who | — |
| 4 | خَلَقَkhalaqa | created | خلق |
| 5 | ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti | the heavens | سمو |
| 6 | وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍa | and the earth | أرض |
| 7 | لَيَقُولُنَّlayaqūlunna | Surely, they will say | قول |
| 8 | ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 9 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 10 | أَفَرَءَيْتُمafara-aytum | Then do you see | رأي |
| 11 | مَّاmā | what | — |
| 12 | تَدْعُونَtadʿūna | you invoke | دعو |
| 13 | مِنmin | besides | — |
| 14 | دُونِdūni | besides | دون |
| 15 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 16 | إِنْin | if | — |
| 17 | أَرَادَنِىَarādaniya | Allah intended for me | رود |
| 18 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah intended for me | أله |
| 19 | بِضُرٍّbiḍurrin | harm | ضرر |
| 20 | هَلْhal | are | — |
| 21 | هُنَّhunna | they | — |
| 22 | كَـٰشِفَـٰتُkāshifātu | removers | كشف |
| 23 | ضُرِّهِۦٓḍurrihi | (of) harm (from) Him | ضرر |
| 24 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 25 | أَرَادَنِىarādanī | if He intended for me | رود |
| 26 | بِرَحْمَةٍbiraḥmatin | mercy | رحم |
| 27 | هَلْhal | are | — |
| 28 | هُنَّhunna | they | — |
| 29 | مُمْسِكَـٰتُmum'sikātu | withholders | مسك |
| 30 | رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚraḥmatihi | (of) His mercy | رحم |
| 31 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 32 | حَسْبِىَḥasbiya | Sufficient (is) Allah for me | حسب |
| 33 | ٱللَّهُ ۖl-lahu | Sufficient (is) Allah for me | أله |
| 34 | عَلَيْهِʿalayhi | upon Him | — |
| 35 | يَتَوَكَّلُyatawakkalu | put trust | وكل |
| 36 | ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَl-mutawakilūna | those who trust | وكل |