Surah Ash-Shura 42:5 — translation and meaning

الشورى · Verse 5 / 53 · Page 483

ۗ ۚ تَكَادُ السَّمَاوَاتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِن فَوْقِهِنَّ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ أَلَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

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ۗ
ۚ
تَكَادُ
takadu
Almost
السَّمَاوَاتُ
al-samawatu
the heavens
يَتَفَطَّرْنَ
yatafattarna
break up
مِن
min
from
فَوْقِهِنَّ
fawqihinna
above them
وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ
wal-malaikatu
and the Angels
يُسَبِّحُونَ
yusabbihuna
glorify
بِحَمْدِ
bihamdi
(the) praise
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
wayastaghfiruna
and ask for forgiveness
لِمَن
liman
for those
فِي
fi
on
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
أَلَا
ala
Unquestionably
إِنَّ
inna
indeed
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
هُوَ
huwa
He
الْغَفُورُ
al-ghafuru
(is) the Oft-Forgiving
الرَّحِيمُ
al-rahimu
the Most Merciful

Transliteration

Takaadus samaawaatu yatafattarna min fawqihinn; walmalaaa'ikatu yusabbihoona bihamdi Rabbihim wa yastaghfiroona liman fil ard; alaaa innal laaha huwal Ghafoorur Raheem

Translation

The heavens almost break from above them, and the angels exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth. Unquestionably, it is Allah who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Part of His majesty, (may He be glorified), is that the heavens despite their greatness and height are almost split apart. The angels glorify the praises of their Lord out of submission and in reverence of Him, and they seek forgiveness from Allah for those on earth. Indeed, Allah is the One Who forgives the sins of those servants of His who repent and He is merciful to them.

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

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