Quran 71:15 — Nooh, verse 15
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Have you ever wondered how God created seven heavens, one above the other,
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا
alam taraw kayfa khalaqa l-lahu sabʿa samāwātin ṭibāqan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Have you not regarded how God created seven heavens one upon another,
- Muhammad Asad
- "'Do you not see how God has created seven heavens in full harmony with one another,
- Sahih International
- Do you not consider how Allāh has created seven heavens in layers
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَلَمْalam | Do not | — |
| 2 | تَرَوْا۟taraw | you see | رأي |
| 3 | كَيْفَkayfa | how | كيف |
| 4 | خَلَقَkhalaqa | did create | خلق |
| 5 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 6 | سَبْعَsabʿa | (the) seven | سبع |
| 7 | سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢsamāwātin | heavens | سمو |
| 8 | طِبَاقًۭاṭibāqan | (in) layers | طبق |