Luqman 31:27
Luqman · Juz 21 · Page 413
وَلَوۡ أَنَّمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقۡلَٰمٞ وَٱلۡبَحۡرُ يَمُدُّهُۥ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ سَبۡعَةُ أَبۡحُرٖ مَّا نَفِدَتۡ كَلِمَٰتُ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٞ ٢٧
And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words1 of Allāh would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.
1 translator’s note
- See footnote to 18:109. ↩
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Commentary on 31:27
﴿وَلَوْ أنَّما في الأرْضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أقْلامٌ﴾ أيْ: لَوْ أنَّ الأشْجارَ أقْلامٌ، وتَوْحِيدُ الشَّجَرَةِ لِما أنَّ المُرادَ تَفْصِيلُ الآحادِ.
﴿والبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ﴾ أيْ: مِن بَعْدِ نَفادِهِ.
﴿سَبْعَةُ أبْحُرٍ﴾ أيْ: والحالُ أنَّ البَحْرَ المُحِيطَ بِسِعَتِهِ يَمُدُّهُ الأبْحُرُ السَّبْعَةُ مَدًّا لا يَنْقَطِعُ أبَدًا، وكُتِبَتْ بِتِلْكَ الأقْلامِ، وبِذَلِكَ المِدادِ كَلِماتُ اللَّهِ.
﴿ما نَفِدَتْ كَلِماتُ اللَّهِ﴾ ونَفِدَتْ تِلْكَ الأقْلامُ، والمِدادُ كَما في قَوْلِهِ تَعالى: ﴿لَنَفِدَ البَحْرُ قَبْلَ أنْ تَنْفَدَ كَلِماتُ رَبِّي﴾ وقُرِئَ: (يَمُدُّهُ) مَنِ الإمْدادِ بِالياءِ والتّاءِ، وإسْنادُ المَدِّ إلى الأبْحُرِ السَّبْعَةِ دُونَ البَحْرِ المُحِيطِ مَعَ كَوْنِهِ أعْظَمَ مِنها وأطَمَّ؛ لِأنَّها هي المُجاوِرَةُ لِلْجِبالِ ومَنابِعِ المِياهِ الجارِيَةِ، وإلَيْها تَنْصَبُّ الأنْهارُ العِظامُ أوَّلًا، ومِنها يَنْصَبُّ إلى البَحْرِ المُحِيطِ ثانِيًا، وإيثارُ جَمْعِ القِلَّةِ في الكَلِماتِ لِلْإيذانِ بِأنَّ ما ذُكِرَ لا يَفِي بِالقَلِيلِ مِنها، فَكَيْفَ بِالكَثِيرِ؟ ﴿إنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ﴾ لا يُعْجِزُهُ شَيْءٌ.
﴿حَكِيمٌ﴾ لا يَخْرُجُ عَنْ عِلْمِهِ وحِكْمَتِهِ أمْرٌ فَلا تَنْفَدُ كَلِماتُهُ المُؤَسَّسَةُ عَلَيْهِما.
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31:20
أَلَمۡ تَرَوۡاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَأَسۡبَغَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ نِعَمَهُۥ ظَٰهِرَةٗ وَبَاطِنَةٗۗ وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِي ٱللَّهِ بِغَيۡرِ عِلۡمٖ وَلَا هُدٗى وَلَا كِتَٰبٖ مُّنِيرٖ ٢٠
Do you not see that Allāh has made subject to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and amply bestowed upon you His favors, [both] apparent and unapparent? But of the people is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening Book [from Him].
31:21
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُواْ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُواْ بَلۡ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ ءَابَآءَنَآۚ أَوَلَوۡ كَانَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ يَدۡعُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ٢١
And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allāh has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that upon which we found our fathers." Even if Satan was inviting them to the punishment of the Blaze?
31:22
۞ وَمَن يُسۡلِمۡ وَجۡهَهُۥٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحۡسِنٞ فَقَدِ ٱسۡتَمۡسَكَ بِٱلۡعُرۡوَةِ ٱلۡوُثۡقَىٰۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡأُمُورِ ٢٢
And whoever submits his face [i.e., self] to Allāh while he is a doer of good - then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. And to Allāh will be the outcome of [all] matters.
31:23
وَمَن كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحۡزُنكَ كُفۡرُهُۥٓۚ إِلَيۡنَا مَرۡجِعُهُمۡ فَنُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ٢٣
And whoever has disbelieved - let not his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of what they did. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of that within the breasts.
31:24
نُمَتِّعُهُمۡ قَلِيلٗا ثُمَّ نَضۡطَرُّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٖ ٢٤
We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them to a massive punishment.
31:25
وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۚ قُلِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٢٥
And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allāh"; but most of them do not know.
31:26
لِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلۡغَنِيُّ ٱلۡحَمِيدُ ٢٦
To Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth. Indeed, Allāh is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
31:27
وَلَوۡ أَنَّمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقۡلَٰمٞ وَٱلۡبَحۡرُ يَمُدُّهُۥ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ سَبۡعَةُ أَبۡحُرٖ مَّا نَفِدَتۡ كَلِمَٰتُ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٞ ٢٧
And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words1 of Allāh would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.
1 translator’s note
- See footnote to 18:109. ↩
31:28
مَّا خَلۡقُكُمۡ وَلَا بَعۡثُكُمۡ إِلَّا كَنَفۡسٖ وَٰحِدَةٍۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعُۢ بَصِيرٌ ٢٨
Your creation and your resurrection will not be but as that of a single soul.1 Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Seeing.
1 translator’s note
- The re-creation and resurrection of one or of all is accomplished with equal ease by Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā). ↩