Surah Ghafir 40:64 — translation and meaning

غافر · Verse 64 / 85 · Page 474

ۚ ۖ اللَّهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Word by Word

ۚ
ۖ
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
الَّذِي
alladhi
(is) the One Who
جَعَلَ
ja'ala
made
لَكُمُ
lakumu
for you
الْأَرْضَ
al-arda
the earth
قَرَارًا
qararan
a place of settlement
وَالسَّمَاءَ
wal-samaa
and the sky
بِنَاءً
binaan
a canopy
وَصَوَّرَكُمْ
wasawwarakum
and He formed you
فَأَحْسَنَ
fa-ahsana
and perfected
صُوَرَكُمْ
suwarakum
your forms
وَرَزَقَكُم
warazaqakum
and provided you
مِّنَ
mina
of
الطَّيِّبَاتِ
al-tayibati
the good things
ذَلِكُمُ
dhalikumu
That
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
(is) Allah
رَبُّكُمْ
rabbukum
your Lord
فَتَبَارَكَ
fatabaraka
Then blessed is
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
رَبُّ
rabbu
(the) Lord
الْعَالَمِينَ
al-'alamina
(of) the worlds

Transliteration

Allaahul lazee ja'ala lakumul arda qaraaranw wassa maaa'a binaaa'anw wa sawwarakum fa ahsana suwarakum wa razaqakum minat taiyibaat; zaalikumul laahu Rabbukum fatabaarakal laahu Rabbul 'aalameen

Translation

It is Allah who made for you the earth a place of settlement and the sky a ceiling and formed you and perfected your forms and provided you with good things. That is Allah, your Lord; then blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O people, Allah is the one who made the earth a suitable place for dwelling/living, and the sky firmly formed above you, prevented from collapsing. And He formed you in the wombs of your mothers, then made perfected your formsyour forms. And He granted you provision from lawful, pleasant foods. He who granted you these blessings is Allah your Lord. So blessed is Allah, Lord of all the creation. There is no Lord besides Him.

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

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