Surah Al-Qasas (القصص) • The Stories

Quran 28:72

28:72

قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلنَّهَارَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ مَنْ إِلَـٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُم بِلَيْلٍ تَسْكُنُونَ فِيهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ

qul ara-aytum in jaʿala l-lahu ʿalaykumu l-nahāra sarmadan ilā yawmi l-qiyāmati man ilāhun ghayru l-lahi yatīkum bilaylin taskunūna fīhi afalā tub'ṣirūna

Say, "Have you considered: if Allāh should make for you the day continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allāh could bring you a night in which you may rest? Then will you not see?"

— Saheeh International

Say, ‘Just think, if God were to cast perpetual day over you until the Day of Resurrection, what god other than He could give you night in which to rest? Do you not see?

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Tell me! If Allâh made the day continuous for you till the Day of Resurrection, which ilâh (god) besides Allâh could bring you night wherein you rest? Will you not then see?"

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

قُلْqulSay
أَرَءَيْتُمْara-aytumHave you seen
إِنinif
جَعَلَjaʿalaAllah made
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah made
عَلَيْكُمُʿalaykumufor you
ٱلنَّهَارَl-nahārathe day
سَرْمَدًاsarmadancontinuous
إِلَىٰilātill
يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
مَنْmanwho
إِلَـٰهٌilāhun(is the) god
غَيْرُghayrubesides
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
يَأْتِيكُمyatīkumwho could bring you
بِلَيْلٍۢbilaylinnight
تَسْكُنُونَtaskunūna(for) you (to) rest
فِيهِۖfīhiin it
أَفَلَاafalāThen will not
تُبْصِرُونَtub'ṣirūnayou see