Surah An-Naml 27:61 — translation and meaning

النمل · Verse 61 / 93 · Page 382

ۗ ۚ أَمَّن جَعَلَ الْأَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَجَعَلَ خِلَالَهَا أَنْهَارًا وَجَعَلَ لَهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ حَاجِزًا أَإِلَهٌ مَّعَ اللَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Word by Word

ۗ
ۚ
أَمَّن
amman
Or Who
جَعَلَ
ja'ala
made
الْأَرْضَ
al-arda
the earth
قَرَارًا
qararan
a firm abode
وَجَعَلَ
waja'ala
and made
خِلَالَهَا
khilalaha
(in) its midst
أَنْهَارًا
anharan
rivers
وَجَعَلَ
waja'ala
and made
لَهَا
laha
for it
رَوَاسِيَ
rawasiya
firm mountains
وَجَعَلَ
waja'ala
and made
بَيْنَ
bayna
between
الْبَحْرَيْنِ
al-bahrayni
the two seas
حَاجِزًا
hajizan
a barrier
أَإِلَهٌ
a-ilahun
Is there any god
مَّعَ
ma'a
with
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
بَلْ
bal
Nay
أَكْثَرُهُمْ
aktharuhum
most of them
لَا
la
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
know

Transliteration

Ammann ja'alal arda qaraaranw wa ja'ala khilaalahaaa anhaaranw wa ja'ala lahaa rawaasiya wa ja'ala bainal bahraini haajizaa; 'a-ilaahumma'allah; bal aksaruhum la ya'lamoon

Translation

Is He [not best] who made the earth a stable ground and placed within it rivers and made for it firmly set mountains and placed between the two seas a barrier? Is there a deity with Allah? [No], but most of them do not know.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Is He not best who made the earth firm and still, without it shaking those on it, and made within it rivers that flow, and made for it firm mountains, and made between two seas, salty and sweet, a barrier which stops the salty mixing with the sweet so that it does not spoil it and then making it unsuitable for drinking? Is there a true god alongside Allah who can make all that happen? No, but most of them do not know. Had they known, they would not have associated any of Allah’s creation with Him as a partner.

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

100% Free App

Join 50,000+ Muslims

Download for free and never miss a prayer again