Surah Al-Baqara 2:29 — translation and meaning

البقرة · Verse 29 / 286 · Page 5

ۚ هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُم مَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَسَوَّاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

Word by Word

ۚ
هُوَ
huwa
He
الَّذِي
alladhi
(is) the One Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مَّا
ma
what
فِي
fi
(is) in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
جَمِيعًا
jami'an
all
ثُمَّ
thumma
Moreover
اسْتَوَى
is'tawa
He turned
إِلَى
ila
to
السَّمَاءِ
al-samai
the heaven
فَسَوَّاهُنَّ
fasawwahunna
and fashioned them
سَبْعَ
sab'a
seven
سَمَاوَاتٍ
samawatin
heavens
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
of every
شَيْءٍ
shayin
thing
عَلِيمٌ
alimun
(is) All-Knowing

Transliteration

Huwal lazee khalaqa lakum maa fil ardi jamee'an summas tawaaa ilas samaaa'i fasaw waahunna sab'a samaa waat; wa Huwa bikulli shai'in Aleem

Translation

It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

It is Allah alone Who created everything on earth for you: the countless rivers, trees and so on, from which you benefit and enjoy. Then He turned to the sky, making it into seven heavens, and He has knowledge of everything.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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