Surah An-Nahl 16:40 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 40 / 128 · Page 271
إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَيْءٍ إِذَا أَرَدْنَاهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Word by Word
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
قَوْلُنَا
qawluna
Our Word
لِشَيْءٍ
lishayin
to a thing
إِذَا
idha
when
أَرَدْنَاهُ
aradnahu
We intend it
أَن
an
(is) that
نَّقُولَ
naqula
We say
لَهُ
lahu
to it
كُن
kun
Be
فَيَكُونُ
fayakunu
and it is
Transliteration
Innamaa qawlunaa lisha y'in izaa aradnaahu an naqoola lahoo kun fa yakoon
Translation
Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Indeed when I want to bring the dead to life and ressurect them then there will be nothing to prevent Me from doing so. When We will something to happen, all that We say is, ‘Be,’ and it definitely becomes.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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