Surah Luqman 31:16 — translation and meaning

لقمان · Verse 16 / 34 · Page 412

ۚ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّهَا إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُن فِي صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ أَوْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ

Word by Word

ۚ
يَا بُنَيَّ
yabunayya
O my son
إِنَّهَا
innaha
Indeed it
إِن
in
if
تَكُ
taku
it be
مِثْقَالَ
mith'qala
(the) weight
حَبَّةٍ
habbatin
(of) a grain
مِّنْ
min
of
خَرْدَلٍ
khardalin
a mustard seed
فَتَكُن
fatakun
and it be
فِي
fi
in
صَخْرَةٍ
sakhratin
a rock
أَوْ
aw
or
فِي
fi
in
السَّمَاوَاتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
أَوْ
aw
or
فِي
fi
in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
يَأْتِ
yati
Allah will bring it forth
بِهَا
biha
Allah will bring it forth
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah will bring it forth
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
لَطِيفٌ
latifun
(is) All-Subtle
خَبِيرٌ
khabirun
All-Aware

Transliteration

Ya bunaiya innahaaa in taku misqaala habbatim min khardalin fatakun fee sakhratin aw fis samaawaati aw fil ardi yaati bihal laa; innal laaha lateefun Khabeer

Translation

[And Luqman said], "O my son, indeed if wrong should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Indeed, Allah is Subtle and Acquainted.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O my son! Indeed, evil and good, no matter how small, even if they equal to the weight of a mustard seed and are in the middle of a rock so no one is aware, or in any place in the heavens or earth, Allah will Indeed, bring them on the Day of Judgment and requite the servant for them. Allah is the most subtle, whose knowledge encompasses all secret and hidden matters. He is kind to His servants and aware of everything.

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

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