Surah Al-Hijr 15:23 — translation and meaning
الحجر · Verse 23 / 99 · Page 263
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْيِي وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ الْوَارِثُونَ
Word by Word
وَإِنَّا
wa-inna
And indeed We
لَنَحْنُ
lanahnu
surely [We]
نُحْيِي
nuh'yi
We give life
وَنُمِيتُ
wanumitu
and We cause death
وَنَحْنُ
wanahnu
and We
الْوَارِثُونَ
al-warithuna
(are) the Inheritors
Transliteration
Wa innnaa la nahnu nuhyee wa numeetu wa nahnul waarisoon
Translation
And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
I revive the dead by creating them out of nothing and resurrecting them after death. And I cause the living to die when their time comes. I am the One Who will remain and inherit the earth and whatever is upon it.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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