Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Have they not considered that God — who created the heavens and the earth and was not wearied by their creation — is able to give life to the dead? Verily, He is over all things powerful.

اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ الَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضَ وَلَمْ يَعْيَ بِخَلْقِهِنَّ بِقَادِرٍ عَلٰٓى اَنْ يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتٰىۜ بَلٰٓى اِنَّهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَد۪يرٌ
Awa lam yaraw anna Allaha allatheekhalaqa assamawati wal-ardawalam yaAAya bikhalqihinna biqadirin AAala an yuhyiyaalmawta bala innahu AAala kulli shay-inqadeer
#wordmeaningroot
1awalamDo not
2yarawthey seeراي
3annathat
4l-lahaAllah
5alladhī(is) the One Who
6khalaqacreatedخلق
7l-samāwātithe heavensسمو
8wal-arḍaand the earthارض
9walamand (was) not
10yaʿyatiredعيي
11bikhalqihinnaby their creationخلق
12biqādirin(is) ableقدر
13ʿalāto give life
14anto give life
15yuḥ'yiyato give lifeحيي
16l-mawtā(to) the deadموت
17balāYes
18innahuindeed He
19ʿalā(is) on
20kullieveryكلل
21shayinthingشيا
22qadīrunAll-Powerfulقدر
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  • Progressive Muslims

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    Do they not realize that GOD, who created the heavens and the earth without the least effort, is able to revive the dead? Yes indeed; He is Omnipotent.

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    Do they not realise that God who created the heavens and the earth, and did not tire creating them, is able to bring the dead to life? And why not? He has the power over everything.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

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  • Muhammad Asad

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  • Marmaduke Pickthall

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  • Bijan Moeinian

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  • Al-Hilali & Khan

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  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

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  • E. Henry Palmer

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  • Mahmoud Ghali

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  • George Sale

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