سورة الفُرقان
Surah Al-Furqân 25:49
The Standard of Truth and Falsehood · Verse 49 of 77
لِنُحْيِيَ بِهِ بَلْدَةً مَيْتًا وَنُسْقِيَهُ مِمَّا خَلَقْنَا أَنْعَامًا وَأَنَاسِيَّ كَثِيرًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
That We may thereby bring the dead land to life and give it as a drink to (most of the things) whom We have created, beasts and mankind in large numbers.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
That with it We may give life to a dead land, and slake the thirst of things We have created,- cattle and men in great numbers.
Ahmed Ali
To quicken a region that was dead, and to give it as drink to animals We have created and to men in plenty.
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Ali Unal
So that We may revive through it a dead land and give it for drink to many beings among Our creation, beasts as well as humans.
Daryabadi
That We may quicken thereby a dead land, and We give drink thereof to that which We have created of cattle and human beings many.
Faridul Haque
In order that We may revive a dead city with it, and give it to the many beasts and men that We have created, to drink.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
That We may give life thereby to a dead land, and give it for drink to cattle and many people that We have created.
Maulvi Sher Ali
That WE may thereby give life to a dead land, and give it for drink to Our creation - cattle and men in large numbers.
Muhammad Asad
so that We may bring dead land to life thereby, and give to drink thereof to many [beings] of Our creation, beasts as well as humans.
Muhammad Musin Khan
That We may give life thereby to a dead land, and We give to drink thereof many of the cattle and men that We had created.
Muhammad Pickthall
That We may give life thereby to a dead land, and We give many beasts and men that We have created to drink thereof.
Muhammad Sarwar
to revive the barren land and provide water for many creatures, cattle, and people.
Muhammed ali Shakir
That We may give life thereby to a dead land and give it for drink, out of what We have created, to cattle and many people.
Rashad Khalifa
With it, we revive dead lands and provide drink for our creations - multitudes of animals and humans.
Shabbir Ahmed
That We may give life with it to a dead land, and We provide drink for Our creations, a great many animals and human beings.
Commentary 25:49 This verse refers to the decline of the Muslim power in an allegorical way. The significance of these words is a part of Divine knowledge. The meanings…
لِّنُحْيِيَ بِهِ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا وَنُسْقِيَهُ مِمَّا خَلَقْنَا أَنْعَامًا وَأَنَاسِيَّ كَثِيرًا
25:49 This verse refers to the decline of the Muslim power in an allegorical way. The significance of these words is a part of Divine knowledge. The meanings of these expressions are for the understanding of people who are close enough to Allâh to be able to comprehend the beauty of His metaphors.