Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And the good land: its vegetation comes forth by the leave of its Lord; and what is bad comes not forth save with difficulty. Thus do We expound the proofs for people who are grateful.

وَالْبَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ يَخْرُجُ نَبَاتُهُ بِاِذْنِ رَبِّه۪ۚ وَالَّذ۪ي خَبُثَ لَا يَخْرُجُ اِلَّا نَكِداًۜ كَذٰلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ الْاٰيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَشْكُرُونَ۟
Walbaladu attayyibuyakhruju nabatuhu bi-ithni rabbihi wallatheekhabutha la yakhruju illa nakidan kathalikanusarrifu al-ayati liqawmin yashkuroon
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1wal-baladuAnd the land بلد
2l-ṭayibu[the] pureطيب
3yakhrujucomes forthخرج
4nabātuhuits vegetationنبت
5bi-idh'niby (the) permissionاذن
6rabbihi(of) its Lordربب
7wa-alladhībut which
8khabuthais bad خبث
9(does) not
10yakhrujucome forthخرج
11illāexcept
12nakidan(with) difficultyنكد
13kadhālikaThus
14nuṣarrifuWe explainصرف
15l-āyātithe Signsايي
16liqawminfor a peopleقوم
17yashkurūnawho are gratefulشكر
  • Aisha Bewley

    Good land yields up its plants by its Lord’s permission, but that which is bad only yields up scantily. In this way We vary the Signs for people who are thankful.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And the good town, its plants are brought forth by its Lord's leave. And for the one that is evil, it does not bring forth except very little. It is such that We cite the revelations for a people who are thankful.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    The land that has been well prepared springs up rich produce by the Leave of its Lord. The land that has not been well prepared only yields scant vegetation. (Similar is the situation of nations that wish to come back to life. They need reform at the grassroots level). This is how We explain Our verses from various vantage points for those who are grateful to receive such clear Guidance.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And the good land: its vegetation comes forth by the leave of its Lord; and what is bad comes not forth save with difficulty. Thus do We expound the proofs for people who are grateful.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And the good land, its plants are brought forth with the permission of its Lord. And for the one that is bad, it does not bring forth except very little. It is such that We dispatch the signs for a people who are thankful.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    As for the good town, its plants are produced by its Lord's permission, while the inferior land does not produce except very little. It is such that We cite the signs for a people who are thankful.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    The good land readily produces its plants by the leave of its Lord, while the bad land barely produces anything useful. We thus explain the revelations for people who are appreciative.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    The soil that is good produces (rich) crops by the will of its Lord, and that which is had yields only what is poor. So do We explain Our signs in different ways to people who give thanks.

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

    And the good land - its vegetation emerges by permission of its Lord; but that which is bad - nothing emerges except sparsely, with difficulty. Thus do We diversify the signs for a people who are grateful.

  • Muhammad Asad

    As for the good land, its vegetation comes forth by its Sustainer's leave, whereas from the bad it comes forth but poorly. Thus do We give many facets to Our messages for people who are grateful!

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    As for the good land, its vegetation cometh forth by permission of its Lord; while as for that which is bad, only the useless cometh forth (from it). Thus do We recount the tokens for people who give thanks.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    As for the good land, vegetation comes forth in abundance by the command of its Lord, whereas from the bad land, only poor vegetation comes forth.* Thus do We expound Our signs in diverse ways for a people who are grateful.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Physically, the rich soil responds favourably to the fertilizing showers of rain and yields, Allah willing, a rich harvest, -and spiritually, the godly soul' and the clean heart respond favourably to the fertilizing religious conviction and yield piety-, whereas rain physically and admonition spiritually evoke no response in both the bad soil and the evil souls. Thus do We orient Our revelations to circumstances and requirements expounding them to people impelled to the feeling of gratitude and gratefulness.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    The land which has a rich soil will produce rich products (by the will of God) while the poor soil will produce nothing of substance. See how I remind the grateful people again and again

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    The vegetation of a good land comes forth (easily) by the Permission of its Lord; and that which is bad, brings forth nothing but (a little) with difficulty. Thus do We explain variously the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) for a people who give thanks.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    From the land that is clean and good, by the will of its Cherisher, springs up produce, (rich) after its kind: but from the land that is bad, springs up nothing but that which is niggardly: thus do we explain the signs by various (symbols) to those who are grateful.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    The fertile land produces abundantly by the Will of its Lord, whereas the infertile land hardly produces anything. This is how We vary ˹Our˺ lessons to those who are thankful.

  • Taqi Usmani

    As for a good land, its vegetation comes out with the permission of its Lord. But that which is bad does not grow except what is bad. Thus We alternate the verses in various ways for a people who pay gratitude.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Vegetation comes out of good land in abundance, by the will of its Lord, but out of bad land only scantily: We explain Our Revelations in various ways to those who give thanks.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    And the good land -- its vegetation comes forth by the leave of its Lord, and the corrupt -- it comes forth but scantily. Even so We turn about the signs for a people that are thankful.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    And the good land brings forth its vegetation by the permission of its Lord; and that which is vile brings forth naught but scarcity. Thus do we turn about our signs for a people who are grateful.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And the good land brings forth its vegetation by the permission of its Lord; and that which is vile brings forth naught but sparsity (bad with little good). Thus do We expound Our signs for a people who are grateful.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And the good land, its growth comes (Literally: goes out) out by the permission of its Lord, and (as for) that which is wicked, its growth does (i. e., its vegetation) not come (Literally: goes out) out except meagerly. Thus We propound the signs for a people who thank (Us).

  • George Sale

    From a good country shall its fruit spring forth abundantly, by the permission of its Lord; but from the land which is bad, it shall not spring forth otherwise than scarcely. Thus do We explain the signs of divine providence unto people who are thankful.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    From the land that is clean and good, (and) by the Will of its Cherisher, comes up a crop (rich) after its kind: But from the land that is bad, comes up nothing except that which is meager: Thus We explain the Signs in many (ways) to those who are grateful.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And (as for) the fertile land, its vegetation comes forth (flourishing and well) by the leave of its Lord, and that (land) which is inferior (its herbage) comes forth but scantily and (that too) defective. That is how We expound (Our) Messages in diverse ways for a people who give thanks.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    The good land—its vegetation comes out by the permission of its Lord, and as for that which is bad, it does not come out except sparsely. Thus do We paraphrase the signs variously for a people who give thanks.