Surah Ar-Rum (الروم) • The Romans

Quran 30:54

30:54

۞ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن ضَعْفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ضَعْفٍ قُوَّةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ ضَعْفًا وَشَيْبَةً ۚ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْقَدِيرُ

al-lahu alladhī khalaqakum min ḍaʿfin thumma jaʿala min baʿdi ḍaʿfin quwwatan thumma jaʿala min baʿdi quwwatin ḍaʿfan washaybatan yakhluqu mā yashāu wahuwa l-ʿalīmu l-qadīru

Allāh is the one who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength, then made after strength weakness and white hair. He creates what He wills, and He is the Knowing, the Competent.

— Saheeh International

It is God who creates you weak, then gives you strength, then weakness after strength, together with your grey hair: He creates what He will; He is the All Knowing, the All Powerful.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Allâh is He Who created you in (a state of) weakness, then gave you strength after weakness, then after strength gave (you) weakness and grey hair. He creates what He wills. And it is He Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful (i.e. Able to do all things).

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

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۞ ٱللَّهُal-lahuAllah
ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) the One Who
خَلَقَكُمkhalaqakumcreated you
مِّنminfrom
ضَعْفٍۢḍaʿfinweakness
ثُمَّthummathen
جَعَلَjaʿalamade
مِنۢminafter
بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
ضَعْفٍۢḍaʿfinweakness
قُوَّةًۭquwwatanstrength
ثُمَّthummathen
جَعَلَjaʿalamade
مِنۢminafter
بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
قُوَّةٍۢquwwatinstrength
ضَعْفًۭاḍaʿfanweakness
وَشَيْبَةًۭۚwashaybatanand gray hair
يَخْلُقُyakhluquHe creates
مَاmāwhat
يَشَآءُۖyashāuHe wills
وَهُوَwahuwaand He
ٱلْعَلِيمُl-ʿalīmu(is) the All-Knower
ٱلْقَدِيرُl-qadīruthe All-Powerful