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Ash-Shuraa (The Consultation)

Verse 5of 53

تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِن فَوْقِهِنَّ ۚ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ﴿٥

Translation (Sahih International)

The heavens almost break from above them, and the angels exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth. Unquestionably, it is Allah who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

Word-by-word meaning

تَكَادُtakāduAlmost
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُl-samāwātuthe heavens
يَتَفَطَّرْنَyatafaṭṭarnabreak up
مِنminfrom
فَوْقِهِنَّ ۚfawqihinnaabove them
وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُwal-malāikatuand the Angels
يُسَبِّحُونَyusabbiḥūnaglorify
بِحَمْدِbiḥamdi(the) praise
رَبِّهِمْrabbihim(of) their Lord
وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَwayastaghfirūnaand ask for forgiveness
لِمَنlimanfor those
فِىon
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗl-arḍithe earth
أَلَآalāUnquestionably
إِنَّinnaindeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
هُوَhuwaHe
ٱلْغَفُورُl-ghafūru(is) the Oft-Forgiving
ٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmuthe Most Merciful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.The Revelation and Allah's MightWe have previously discussed the individual letters.كَذَلِكَ يُوحِى إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ اللَّهُ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ(Likewise Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise sends revelation to you as to those before you.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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