Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:9 — translation and meaning
الزخرف · Verse 9 / 89 · Page 489
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ الْعَزِيزُ الْعَلِيمُ
Word by Word
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
سَأَلْتَهُم
sa-altahum
you ask them
مَّنْ
man
Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
السَّمَاوَاتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَالْأَرْضَ
wal-arda
and the earth
لَيَقُولُنَّ
layaqulunna
They will surely say
خَلَقَهُنَّ
khalaqahunna
Has created them
الْعَزِيزُ
al-'azizu
the All-Mighty
الْعَلِيمُ
al-'alimu
the All-Knower
Transliteration
Wa la'in sa altahum man khalaqas samaawaati wal arda la yaqoolunna khalaqa hunnal 'Azeezul 'Aleem
Translation
And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
O Messenger! If you ask these idolaters who deny, “Who created the heavens and who created the earth?” they will say in response to your question, The Mighty whom none can overpower, the Knower of everything, created them.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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