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Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable)

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ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ﴿٦٤

Translation (Sahih International)

Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?

Word-by-word meaning

ءَأَنتُمْa-antumIs it you (who)
تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓtazraʿūnahucause it to grow
أَمْamor
نَحْنُnaḥnu(are) We
ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَl-zāriʿūnathe Ones Who grow

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah's Oneness demonstrated by causing the Plants to grow, sending down the RainAllah the Exalted said,أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ(Do you not see what you sow.) in reference to tilling the earth and planting seeds inside it,أَءَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُ(Is it you that make it grow,) `do you cause these seeds to grow inside the earth,'أَمْ نَحْنُ الزَرِعُونَ(or are We the Grower) Allah says, `rather it is We Who cause the seeds to remain firmly and grow inside the earth.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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