Surah Az-Zumar (الزمر) • The Troops

Quran 39:38

39:38

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قُلْ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَنِىَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ هَلْ هُنَّ كَـٰشِفَـٰتُ ضُرِّهِۦٓ أَوْ أَرَادَنِى بِرَحْمَةٍ هَلْ هُنَّ مُمْسِكَـٰتُ رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ قُلْ حَسْبِىَ ٱللَّهُ ۖ عَلَيْهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ

wala-in sa-altahum man khalaqa l-samāwāti wal-arḍa layaqūlunna l-lahu qul afara-aytum mā tadʿūna min dūni l-lahi in arādaniya l-lahu biḍurrin hal hunna kāshifātu ḍurrihi aw arādanī biraḥmatin hal hunna mum'sikātu raḥmatihi qul ḥasbiya l-lahu ʿalayhi yatawakkalu l-mutawakilūna

And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Say, "Then have you considered what you invoke besides Allāh? If Allāh intended me harm, are they removers of His harm; or if He intended me mercy, are they withholders of His mercy?" Say, "Sufficient for me is Allāh; upon Him [alone] rely the [wise] reliers."

— Saheeh International

If you [Prophet] ask them, ‘Who created the heavens and earth?’ they are sure to answer, ‘God,’ so say, ‘Consider those you invoke beside Him: if God wished to harm me, could they undo that harm? If God wished to show me mercy, could they withhold that mercy?’ Say, ‘God is enough for me: all those who trust should put their trust in Him.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And verily, if you ask them: "Who created the heavens and the earth?" Surely they will say: "Allâh (has created them)." Say: "Tell me then, the things that you invoke besides Allâh - if Allâh intended some harm for me, could they remove His harm? Or if He (Allâh) intended some mercy for me, could they withhold His Mercy?" Say: "Sufficient for me is Allâh; in Him those who trust (i.e. believers) must put their trust."

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

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وَلَئِنwala-inAnd if
سَأَلْتَهُمsa-altahumyou ask them
مَّنْmanwho
خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaand the earth
لَيَقُولُنَّlayaqūlunnaSurely, they will say
ٱللَّهُۚl-lahuAllah
قُلْqulSay
أَفَرَءَيْتُمafara-aytumThen do you see
مَّاmāwhat
تَدْعُونَtadʿūnayou invoke
مِنminbesides
دُونِdūnibesides
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
إِنْinif
أَرَادَنِىَarādaniyaAllah intended for me
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah intended for me
بِضُرٍّbiḍurrinharm
هَلْhalare
هُنَّhunnathey
كَـٰشِفَـٰتُkāshifāturemovers
ضُرِّهِۦٓḍurrihi(of) harm (from) Him
أَوْawor
أَرَادَنِىarādanīif He intended for me
بِرَحْمَةٍbiraḥmatinmercy
هَلْhalare
هُنَّhunnathey
مُمْسِكَـٰتُmum'sikātuwithholders
رَحْمَتِهِۦۚraḥmatihi(of) His mercy
قُلْqulSay
حَسْبِىَḥasbiyaSufficient (is) Allah for me
ٱللَّهُۖl-lahuSufficient (is) Allah for me
عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon Him
يَتَوَكَّلُyatawakkaluput trust
ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَl-mutawakilūnathose who trust