Surah Al-Qasas 28:71 — translation and meaning

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ۖ قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ اللَّيْلَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ إِلَهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُم بِضِيَاءٍ أَفَلَا تَسْمَعُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَرَأَيْتُمْ
ara-aytum
Have you seen
إِن
in
if
جَعَلَ
ja'ala
Allah made
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah made
عَلَيْكُمُ
alaykumu
for you
اللَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
سَرْمَدًا
sarmadan
continuous
إِلَى
ila
till
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
الْقِيَامَةِ
al-qiyamati
(of) the Resurrection
مَنْ
man
who
إِلَهٌ
ilahun
(is the) god
غَيْرُ
ghayru
besides
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
يَأْتِيكُم
yatikum
who could bring you
بِضِيَاءٍ
bidiyain
light
أَفَلَا
afala
Then will not
تَسْمَعُونَ
tasma'una
you hear

Transliteration

Qul ara'aitum in ja'alal laahu 'alaikumul laila sarmadan ilaa Yawmil Qiyaamati man ilaahun ghairul laahi yaa teekum bidiyaaa'in afalaa tasma'oon

Translation

Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the night continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you light? Then will you not hear?"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Say - O Messenger, to these idolaters: Tell me if Allah were to make the light last continuously for you, without any break until the Day of Judgment, which god besides Allah can bring you light like that of day? Do you not hear these proofs and know that there is no god besides Allah who can bring that to you?

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

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