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Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty)

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قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَآؤُكُمْ غَوْرًۭا فَمَن يَأْتِيكُم بِمَآءٍۢ مَّعِينٍۭ﴿٣٠

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, "Have you considered: if your water was to become sunken [into the earth], then who could bring you flowing water?"

Word-by-word meaning

قُلْqulSay
أَرَءَيْتُمْara-aytumHave you seen
إِنْinif
أَصْبَحَaṣbaḥabecomes
مَآؤُكُمْmāukumyour water
غَوْرًۭاghawransunken
فَمَنfamanthen who
يَأْتِيكُمyatīkumcould bring you
بِمَآءٍۢbimāinwater
مَّعِينٍۭmaʿīninflowing

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Death of the Believer will not save the Disbeliever, so let Him reflect upon His DeliveranceAllah says,قُلْ(say) `O Muhammad to these idolators who are associating partners with Allah and denying His favors,'أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَهْلَكَنِىَ اللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِىَ أَوْ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن يُجِيرُ الْكَـفِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ(Tell me! If Allah destroys me, and those with me, or He bestows His mercy on us - who can save the disbelievers from a painful torment) meaning, `save yourselves, for veri...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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