Surah Ghafir (غافر) • The Forgiver

Quran 40:57

40:57

لَخَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

lakhalqu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi akbaru min khalqi l-nāsi walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yaʿlamūna

The creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know.

— Saheeh International

The creation of the heavens and earth is greater by far than the creation of mankind, though most people do not know it.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

The creation of the heavens and the earth is indeed greater than the creation of mankind; yet, most of mankind know not.

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

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Word by Word

لَخَلْقُlakhalquSurely, (the) creation
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth
أَكْبَرُakbaru(is) greater
مِنْminthan
خَلْقِkhalqi(the) creation
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) the mankind
وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
أَكْثَرَaktharamost
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) the people
لَاlā(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow