Surah Al-Qamar 54:50 — translation and meaning
القمر · Verse 50 / 55 · Page 531
وَمَا أَمْرُنَا إِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ
Word by Word
وَمَا
wama
And not
أَمْرُنَا
amruna
(is) Our Command
إِلَّا
illa
but
وَاحِدَةٌ
wahidatun
one
كَلَمْحٍ
kalamhin
like the twinkling
بِالْبَصَرِ
bil-basari
(of) the eye
Transliteration
Wa maaa amrunaaa illaa waahidatun kalamhim bilbasar
Translation
And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
My matter when I intend something is only that I say one word, which is: ‘Be,’ and what I intend quickly becomes like the twinkling of an eye.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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