Al-Hijr 15:20
The Rocky Tract · Juz 14 · Page 263
وَجَعَلۡنَا لَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ وَمَن لَّسۡتُمۡ لَهُۥ بِرَٰزِقِينَ ٢٠
And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers.1
1 translator’s note
- Allāh has put at your service other men and animals for which He provides. An additional meaning is that Allāh provides means for your living and for all other creatures as well. ↩
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Commentary on 15:16–20
﴿وَلَقَدْ﴾ الواو عاطفة واللام واقعة في جواب قسم محذوف وقد حرف تحقيق ﴿جَعَلْنا﴾ ماض وفاعله ﴿فِي السَّماءِ﴾ متعلقان بجعلنا ﴿بُرُوجاً﴾ مفعول به والجملة معطوفة على ما سبق ﴿وَزَيَّنَّاها﴾ ماض وفاعله ومفعول به والجملة معطوفة ﴿لِلنَّاظِرِينَ﴾ متعلقان بزيناها ﴿وَحَفِظْناها﴾ ماض وفاعله ومفعول به والجملة معطوفة ﴿مِنْ كُلِّ﴾ متعلقان بحفظناها ﴿شَيْطانٍ﴾ مضاف إليه ﴿رَجِيمٍ﴾ صفة ﴿إِلَّا﴾ أداة استثناء ﴿مَنِ﴾ اسم موصول في محل نصب على الاستثناء ﴿اسْتَرَقَ السَّمْعَ﴾ ماض ومفعوله وفاعله مستتر والجملة صلة ﴿فَأَتْبَعَهُ﴾ الفاء عاطفة وماض ومفعوله المقدم ﴿شِهابٌ﴾ فاعل والجملة معطوفة ﴿مُبِينٌ﴾ صفة ﴿وَالْأَرْضَ﴾ الواو عاطفة والأرض مفعول به لفعل محذوف يفسره المذكور ﴿مَدَدْناها﴾ ماض وفاعله ومفعوله والجملة مفسرة للجملة المحذوفة لا محل لها ﴿وَأَلْقَيْنا﴾ الواو عاطفة وماض وفاعله والجملة معطوفة ﴿فِيها﴾ متعلقان بألقينا ﴿رَواسِيَ﴾ مفعول به منصوب ﴿وَأَنْبَتْنا﴾ ماض وفاعله والجملة معطوفة ﴿فِيها﴾ متعلقان بأنبتنا ﴿مِنْ كُلِّ﴾ متعلقان بأنبتنا ﴿شَيْءٍ﴾ مضاف إليه ﴿مَوْزُونٍ﴾ صفة ﴿وَجَعَلْنا﴾ معطوف على ما سبق ﴿لَكُمْ﴾ متعلقان بجعلنا ﴿فِيها﴾ متعلقان بمحذوف حال ﴿مَعايِشَ﴾ مفعول به ﴿وَمَنْ﴾ معطوف على معايش ﴿لَسْتُمْ﴾ ليس واسمها ﴿لَهُ﴾ متعلقان برازقين ﴿بِرازِقِينَ﴾ الباء حرف جر زائد رازقين اسم مجرور لفظا منصوب محلا خبر لستم والجملة صلة من لا محل لها من الإعراب.
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15:16
وَلَقَدۡ جَعَلۡنَا فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجٗا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ ١٦
And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.
15:17
وَحَفِظۡنَٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ رَّجِيمٍ ١٧
And We have protected it from every devil expelled [from the mercy of Allāh]
15:18
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ مُّبِينٞ ١٨
Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.
15:19
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَدَدۡنَٰهَا وَأَلۡقَيۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ مَّوۡزُونٖ ١٩
And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing.
15:20
وَجَعَلۡنَا لَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ وَمَن لَّسۡتُمۡ لَهُۥ بِرَٰزِقِينَ ٢٠
And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers.1
1 translator’s note
- Allāh has put at your service other men and animals for which He provides. An additional meaning is that Allāh provides means for your living and for all other creatures as well. ↩
15:21
وَإِن مِّن شَيۡءٍ إِلَّا عِندَنَا خَزَآئِنُهُۥ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ٢١
And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known [i.e., specified] measure.
15:22
وَأَرۡسَلۡنَا ٱلرِّيَٰحَ لَوَٰقِحَ فَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ فَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُمُوهُ وَمَآ أَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ بِخَٰزِنِينَ ٢٢
And We have sent the fertilizing winds1 and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers.
1 translator’s note
- Causing precipitation in rainclouds or carrying pollen. Another meaning is "pregnant winds," i.e., those carrying rainclouds. ↩
15:23
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ نُحۡيِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثُونَ ٢٣
And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.1
1 translator’s note
- Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) remains after all creation has passed away. ↩
15:24
وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡنَا ٱلۡمُسۡتَقۡدِمِينَ مِنكُمۡ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡنَا ٱلۡمُسۡتَـٔۡخِرِينَ ٢٤
And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].
15:25
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَحۡشُرُهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٞ ٢٥
And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.
15:26
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَٰلٖ مِّنۡ حَمَإٖ مَّسۡنُونٖ ٢٦
And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.
15:27
وَٱلۡجَآنَّ خَلَقۡنَٰهُ مِن قَبۡلُ مِن نَّارِ ٱلسَّمُومِ ٢٧
And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.
15:28
وَإِذۡ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّي خَٰلِقُۢ بَشَرٗا مِّن صَلۡصَٰلٖ مِّنۡ حَمَإٖ مَّسۡنُونٖ ٢٨
And [mention, O Muḥammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud.
15:29
فَإِذَا سَوَّيۡتُهُۥ وَنَفَخۡتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُواْ لَهُۥ سَٰجِدِينَ ٢٩
And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul,1 then fall down to him in prostration."
1 translator’s note
- The element of life and soul which Allāh created for that body, not His own spirit or part of Himself (as some mistakenly believe). ↩
15:30
فَسَجَدَ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعُونَ ٣٠
So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,
15:31
إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ أَبَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ ٣١
Except Iblees;1 he refused to be with those who prostrated.
1 translator’s note
- Who was of the jinn. See 18:50. ↩