Quran 43:9 — Az-Zukhruf, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
If you [Prophet] ask them, ‘Who created the heavens and earth?’ they are sure to say, ‘They were created by the Almighty, the All Knowing.’
وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ مَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ الْعَزِيزُ الْعَلِيمُ
wala-in sa-altahum man khalaqa l-samāwāti wal-arḍa layaqūlunna khalaqahunna l-ʿazīzu l-ʿalīmu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- If thou askest them, 'Who created the heavens and earth?' they will say, 'The All-mighty, the All-knowing created them.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Yet 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, “The Almighty, the All-Knowing has created them.”
- Sahih International
- And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing,"
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 | They will surely say | قول |
| 8 | خَلَقَهُنَّkhalaqahunna | Created them | خلق |
| 9 | ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzu | the All-Mighty | عزز |
| 10 | ٱلْعَلِيمُl-ʿalīmu | the All-Knower | علم |