Surah Al-Hajj 22:18 — translation and meaning

الحج · Verse 18 / 78 · Page 334

ۗ ۖ ۚ أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَسْجُدُ لَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ وَالنُّجُومُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَالشَّجَرُ وَالدَّوَابُّ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنَ النَّاسِ وَكَثِيرٌ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ الْعَذَابُ وَمَن يُهِنِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِن مُّكْرِمٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ

Word by Word

ۗ
ۖ
ۚ
أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
تَرَ
tara
you see
أَنَّ
anna
that
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
يَسْجُدُ
yasjudu
prostrates
لَهُ
lahu
to Him
مَن
man
whoever
فِي
fi
(is) in
السَّمَاوَاتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
فِي
fi
(is) in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
وَالشَّمْسُ
wal-shamsu
and the sun
وَالْقَمَرُ
wal-qamaru
and the moon
وَالنُّجُومُ
wal-nujumu
and the stars
وَالْجِبَالُ
wal-jibalu
and the mountains
وَالشَّجَرُ
wal-shajaru
and the trees
وَالدَّوَابُّ
wal-dawabu
and the moving creatures
وَكَثِيرٌ
wakathirun
and many
مِّنَ
mina
of
النَّاسِ
al-nasi
the people
وَكَثِيرٌ
wakathirun
But many
حَقَّ
haqqa
(is) justly due
عَلَيْهِ
alayhi
on him
الْعَذَابُ
al-'adhabu
the punishment
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُهِنِ
yuhini
Allah humiliates
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah humiliates
فَمَا
fama
then not
لَهُ
lahu
for him
مِن
min
any
مُّكْرِمٍ
muk'rimin
bestower of honor
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
يَفْعَلُ
yaf 'alu
does
مَا
ma
what
يَشَاءُ
yashau
He wills

Transliteration

Alam tara annal laaha yasjudu lahoo man fis samaawaati wa man fil ardi wash shamsu walqamaru wan nu joomu wal jibaalu wash shajaru wad dawaaabbu wa kaseerum minan naasi wa kaseerun haqqa 'alaihil 'azaab; wa mai yuhinil laahu famaa lahoo mim mukrim; innallaaha yaf'alu maa yashaaa

Translation

Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people? But upon many the punishment has been justified. And he whom Allah humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allah does what He wills.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O Messenger, do you not know that to Allah prostrate, out of obedience, the angels in the heavens and the believing humans and jinns on earth, and the sun, moon, stars in the sky, the mountains, trees, and creatures on earth, compliantly? And many humans prostrate to Him out of obedience. But many refuse to prostrate to Him out of obedience, thus the punishment of Allah became established for them due to their disbelief. Whoever Allah decrees disgrace and shame for, due to his disbelief, has nobody to honour him. Allah does what He wishes. There is nobody to compel Him.

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

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