Surah An-Nahl Ayah 12

An-Nahl · Ayah 12 · Juz 14 · Page 268

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ وَٱلنُّجُومُ مُسَخَّرَٰتُۢ بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَعۡقِلُونَ ١٢

Wa sakhkhara lakumul-layla wan-nahāra wash-shamsa wal-qamar, wan-nujūmu musakhkharātum biʾamrih, inna fī dhālika laʾāyātil liqawmiy yaʿqilūn.

And He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason.

Translation: Sahih International

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Tafsir

Tafsir of ayahs 12–13

And He has subjected the night and the day for you, and the sun and the moon; and the stars are subjected by His command. Surely, in this are proofs for people who understand (12)And all He has created of varying colors on the earth for you. Verily, in this is a sign for people who reflect (13)

Signs in the Subjection of Night and Day, the Sun and the Moon, and in that which grows on Earth

Allah mentions the mighty signs and immense blessings to be found in His subjection of night and day, which follow one another; the sun and moon, which revolve; the stars, both fixed and moving through the skies, offering light by which people may find their way in the darkness. Each of (these heavenly bodies) travels in its own orbit, which Allah has ordained for it, and travels in the manner prescribed for it, without deviating in any way. All of them are under His subjugation, His control and His decree, as Allah says:

إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ يُغْشِي اللَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَاتٍ بِأَمْرِهِ ۗ أَلَا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالْأَمْرُ ۗ تَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

(Indeed, your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and then He rose (Istawa) over the Throne. He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly, and (He created) the sun, the moon, the stars (all) subjected to His command. Surely, His is the creation and commandment. Blessed is Allah, the Lord of all that exists!)(7:54) Thus Allah says;

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ

(Surely, in this are proofs for people who understand.) meaning, they are indications of His immense power and might, for those who think about Allah and understand His signs.

وَمَا ذَرَأَ لَكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مُخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَانُهُ

(And whatsoever He has created of varying colors on the earth for you.) When Allah points out the features of the skies, He also points out the wondrous things that He has created on earth, the variety of its animals, minerals, plants and inanimate features, all having different colors and shapes, benefits and qualities.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَذَّكَّرُونَ

(Verily, in this is a sign for people who reflect.) meaning (those who remember) the blessings of Allah and give thanks to Him for them.

Word by word15 words

  • وَسَخَّرَAnd He has subjected
  • لَكُمُfor you
  • ٱلَّيۡلَthe night
  • وَٱلنَّهَارَand the day
  • وَٱلشَّمۡسَand the sun
  • وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖand the moon
  • وَٱلنُّجُومُand the stars
  • مُسَخَّرَٰتُۢ(are) subjected
  • بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓۚby His command
  • إِنَّIndeed
  • فِيin
  • ذَٰلِكَthat
  • لَأٓيَٰتٖsurely (are) signs
  • لِّقَوۡمٖfor a people
  • يَعۡقِلُونَwho use reason

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An-Nahlالنحل

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Juz
14
Page
268
Hizb
27