Surah 39. Az-Zumar, Ayah 21
| أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَسَلَكَهُ يَنَابِيعَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُ بِهِ زَرْعًا مُخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَانُهُ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَاهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ حُطَامًا ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ |
| Transliteration | : | 'a- lam tara 'anna 'allaah anzala min as- samaa' maa' fa- salaka -hu yanaabec fe al- 'ard. thumma yukhrij bi- -hi zarc(an) mukhtalif(an) alwaan -hu thumma yahej fa- taraa -hu mus.farr(an) thumma yajcal -hu h.ut.aam(an) 'inna fe dhaalika la- dhikraa li- 'ole al- albaab |
| Pickthall | : | Hast thou not seen how Allah hath sent down water from the sky and hath caused it to penetrate the earth as water springs, and afterward thereby produceth crops of divers hues; and afterward they wither and thou seest them turn yellow; then He maketh them chaff. Lo! herein verily is a reminder for men of understanding. |
| Asad | : | ART THOU NOT aware that it is God who sends down water from the skies, and then causes it to travel through the earth in the shape of springs? And then He brings forth thereby herbage of various hues; and then it withers, and thou canst see it turn yellow; and in the end He causes it to crumble to dust.26 Verily, in [all] this there is indeed a reminder to those who are endowed with insight! |
| Malik | : | Do you not see how Allah sends down water from the sky which penetrates the earth and come out through springs? With it He brings forth a variety of crops with different colors, then they wither and you see them turning yellow, and then finally He crumbles them to dust. Surely, in this example, there is a lesson for the people of understanding. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky and leads it through springs in the earth? Then He causes to grow therewith produce of various colors: then it withers; thou wilt see it grow yellow; then He makes it dry up and crumble away. Truly in this is a Message of remembrance to men of understanding. 4273 |
Note - 26As in many other instances, the above Qur'anic reference
to the endless transformations and the miraculous cycle
of life and death in all nature serves to emphasize God's
almightiness and, specifically, His power to resurrect
the dead - thus alluding, indirectly, to the statement at
the end of the preceding verse that "never does God fail
to fulfil His promise".
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Note - 4273The circuit of water, by which the rain falls from the
clouds, is absorbed through the earth, and flows through
rivers or underground streams to the sea, where it again
rises as vapour and forms clouds, was explained in notes
3111-12 to xxv 53. Here our attention is drawn to one
portion of the process. The rain fructifies the soil and
the seeds. Produce of various kinds is raised. The
harvest ripens and is gathered in. The plants wither, dry
up, and crumble away. Men and animals are fed. And the
circuit starts again in another season. Here is a Sign of
the Grace and Goodness of Allah, clear to those who
understand.
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As in many other instances, the above Qur'anic reference to the endless transformations and the miraculous cycle of life and death in all nature serves to emphasize God's almightiness and, specifically, His power to resurrect the dead - thus alluding, indirectly, to the statement at the end of the preceding verse that "never does God fail to fulfil His promise". |
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The circuit of water, by which the rain falls from the clouds, is absorbed through the earth, and flows through rivers or underground streams to the sea, where it again rises as vapour and forms clouds, was explained in notes 3111-12 to xxv 53. Here our attention is drawn to one portion of the process. The rain fructifies the soil and the seeds. Produce of various kinds is raised. The harvest ripens and is gathered in. The plants wither, dry up, and crumble away. Men and animals are fed. And the circuit starts again in another season. Here is a Sign of the Grace and Goodness of Allah, clear to those who understand. |
