Surah Mulk Verse 19
Ayah 19 of 30 · Para 29
Surah Al-Mulk verse 19: Do they not see the birds above them spreading out their wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Gracious (Allah). Surely, He is the All-Seer all of everything
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Arabic Text
أَوَ لَمۡ یَرَوۡا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّیۡرِ فَوۡقَهُمۡ صَـٰۤفَّـٰتࣲ وَیَقۡبِضۡنَۚ مَا یُمۡسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِكُلِّ شَیۡءِۭ بَصِیرٌ
Transliteration
Awalam yaraw ilat tairi fawqahum saaaffaatinw wa yaqbidn; maa yumsikuhunna illaar rahmaan; innahoo bikulli shai im baseer
English Translation
Do they not see the birds above them spreading out their wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Gracious (Allah). Surely, He is the All-Seer all of everything
— Sahih International style rendering
Word-by-Word
- أَوَ Awalam
- لَمۡ yaraw
- یَرَوۡا۟ ilat
- إِلَى tairi
- ٱلطَّیۡرِ fawqahum
- فَوۡقَهُمۡ saaaffaatinw
- صَـٰۤفَّـٰتࣲ wa
- وَیَقۡبِضۡنَۚ yaqbidn;
- مَا maa
- یُمۡسِكُهُنَّ yumsikuhunna
- إِلَّا illaar
- ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُۚ rahmaan;
- إِنَّهُۥ innahoo
- بِكُلِّ bikulli
- شَیۡءِۭ shai
- بَصِیرٌ im
Tafsir Note
No army can help against Ar-Rahman except those He permits. True aid is divine, not material alliances alone.
Key Lessons
- Reliance on Allah over worldly power
- Victory is by permission
- Numbers do not guarantee success
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
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