Quran 57:17 — Al-Hadid, verse 17
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Remember that God revives the earth after it dies; We have made Our revelation clear to you so that you may use your reason.
اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْيِي الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
iʿ'lamū anna l-laha yuḥ'yī l-arḍa baʿda mawtihā qad bayyannā lakumu l-āyāti laʿallakum taʿqilūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Know that God revives the earth after it was dead. We have indeed made clear for you the signs, that haply you will understand.
- Muhammad Asad
- [But] know that God gives life to the earth after it has been lifeless! We have indeed made Our messages clear unto you, so that you might use your reason.
- Sahih International
- Know that Allāh gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. We have made clear to you the signs; perhaps you will understand.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟iʿ'lamū | Know | علم |
| 2 | أَنَّanna | that | — |
| 3 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 4 | يُحْىِyuḥ'yī | gives life | حيي |
| 5 | ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍa | (to) the earth | أرض |
| 6 | بَعْدَbaʿda | after | بعد |
| 7 | مَوْتِهَا ۚmawtihā | its death | موت |
| 8 | قَدْqad | Indeed | — |
| 9 | بَيَّنَّاbayyannā | We have made clear | بين |
| 10 | لَكُمُlakumu | to you | — |
| 11 | ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِl-āyāti | the Signs | أيي |
| 12 | لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakum | so that you may | — |
| 13 | تَعْقِلُونَtaʿqilūna | understand | عقل |