Surah Fussilat 41:12 — translation and meaning

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ۚ ۚ فَقَضَاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَأَوْحَى فِي كُلِّ سَمَاءٍ أَمْرَهَا وَزَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِمَصَابِيحَ وَحِفْظًا ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ

Word by Word

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فَقَضَاهُنَّ
faqadahunna
Then He completed them
سَبْعَ
sab'a
(as) seven
سَمَاوَاتٍ
samawatin
heavens
فِي
fi
in
يَوْمَيْنِ
yawmayni
two periods
وَأَوْحَى
wa-awha
and He revealed
فِي
fi
in
كُلِّ
kulli
each
سَمَاءٍ
samain
heaven
أَمْرَهَا
amraha
its affair
وَزَيَّنَّا
wazayyanna
And We adorned
السَّمَاءَ
al-samaa
the heaven
الدُّنْيَا
al-dun'ya
the nearest
بِمَصَابِيحَ
bimasabiha
with lamps
وَحِفْظًا
wahif'zan
and (to) guard
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
That
تَقْدِيرُ
taqdiru
(is the) Decree
الْعَزِيزِ
al-'azizi
(of) the All-Mighty
الْعَلِيمِ
al-'alimi
the All-Knower

Transliteration

Faqadaahunna sab'a samaawaatin fee yawmaini wa awhaa fee kulli samaaa'in amarahaa; wa zaiyannassa maaa'ad dunyaa bimasaabeeha wa hifzaa; zaalika taqdeerul 'Azeezil 'Aleem

Translation

And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Then Allah completed the creation of the heavens in two days: Thursday and Friday. With that, the creation of the heavens and the earth was completed in six days. Allah inspired in every heaven whatever He would decree concerning it and whatever obedience and worship He would command. Allah also decorated the nearest heaven with stars, and protected it from the satans’ eavesdropping. All that is the decree of the Almighty who no one can overcome, and who is all aware of His creation.

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

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