Quran 57:2 — Al-Hadid, verse 2
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Control of the heavens and earth belongs to Him; He gives life and death; He has power over all things.
لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
lahu mul'ku l-samāwāti wal-arḍi yuḥ'yī wayumītu wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- To Him belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He gives life, and He makes to die, and He is powerful over everything.
- Muhammad Asad
- His is the dominion over the heavens and the earth; He grants life and deals death; and He has the power to will anything.
- Sahih International
- His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَهُۥlahu | For Him | — |
| 2 | مُلْكُmul'ku | (is the) dominion | ملك |
| 3 | ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti | (of) the heavens | سمو |
| 4 | وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖwal-arḍi | and the earth | أرض |
| 5 | يُحْىِۦyuḥ'yī | He gives life | حيي |
| 6 | وَيُمِيتُ ۖwayumītu | and causes death | موت |
| 7 | وَهُوَwahuwa | and He | — |
| 8 | عَلَىٰʿalā | (is) over | — |
| 9 | كُلِّkulli | all | كلل |
| 10 | شَىْءٍۢshayin | things | شيأ |
| 11 | قَدِيرٌqadīrun | All-Powerful | قدر |