Quran 67:16 — Al-Mulk, verse 16
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Are you sure that He who is in Heaven will not make the earth swallow you up with a violent shudder?
أَأَمِنْتُمْ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ أَنْ يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ الْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَمُورُ
a-amintum man fī l-samāi an yakhsifa bikumu l-arḍa fa-idhā hiya tamūru
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Do you feel secure that He who is in heaven will not cause the earth to swallow you, the while it rocks?
- Muhammad Asad
- Can you ever feel secure that He who is in heaven will not cause the earth to swallow you up when, lo and behold, it begins to quake?
- Sahih International
- Do you feel secure that He who is above would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ءَأَمِنتُمa-amintum | Do you feel secure | أمن |
| 2 | مَّنman | (from Him) Who | — |
| 3 | فِىfī | (is) in | — |
| 4 | ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāi | the heaven | سمو |
| 5 | أَنan | not | — |
| 6 | يَخْسِفَyakhsifa | He will cause to swallow | خسف |
| 7 | بِكُمُbikumu | you | — |
| 8 | ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍa | the earth | أرض |
| 9 | فَإِذَاfa-idhā | when | — |
| 10 | هِىَhiya | it | — |
| 11 | تَمُورُtamūru | sways | مور |