سورة یسٓ
Surah Yâ Sîn 36:33
O Perfect Man! · Verse 33 of 83
وَآيَةٌ لَهُمُ الْأَرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَاهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
The dead earth which We bring to life and from which We bring forth (a large variety of) grains, of which they eat, is an important sign for them.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
A Sign for them is the earth that is dead: We do give it life, and produce grain therefrom, of which ye do eat.
Ahmed Ali
There is a sign in the dead earth for them which We quicken, and produce from it grain which they eat.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
A clear sign for them (of God’s Oneness and Lordship) is the dead earth: We revive it and bring forth from it grain, and (following the necessary preparatory processes) they eat of it.
Daryabadi
And a sign Unto them is the dead land. We quicken it and therecut We bring forth grain, so that thereof they eat.
Faridul Haque
And a sign for them is the dead earth; We gave it life and We produced from it grain, so they eat from it.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And a sign to them is the dead earth: We give life to it and bring forth from it grain so they eat of it.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And the dead earth is a Sign for them; WE quicken it and bring forth therefrom grain, of which they eat.
Muhammad Asad
And [yet,] they have a sign [of Our power to create and to resurrect] in the lifeless earth which We make alive, and out of which We bring forth grain, whereof they may eat;
Muhammad Musin Khan
And a sign for them is the dead land. We gave it life, and We brought forth from it grains, so that they eat thereof.
Muhammad Pickthall
A token unto them is the dead earth. We revive it, and We bring forth from it grain so that they eat thereof;
Muhammad Sarwar
Evidence (of the truth) for them is how We revived the dead earth
Muhammed ali Shakir
And a sign to them is the dead earth: We give life to it and bring forth from it grain SQ they eat of it.
Rashad Khalifa
One sign for them is the dead land: we revive it and produce from it grains for their food.
Shabbir Ahmed
And yet, there is a sign for them in the lifeless earth which We revive and We bring forth from it grain so that they eat thereof.
Commentary 36:33 Here a metaphor has been used to establish a truth. When rain falls on dry land, no power can prevent the growth of vegetation, similarly when the…
وَآيَةٌ لَّهُمُ الْأَرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَاهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ
36:33 Here a metaphor has been used to establish a truth. When rain falls on dry land, no power can prevent the growth of vegetation, similarly when the spiritual rain has fallen in the form of the advent of a Prophet, a new generation will spring up because of it and no hand can stop its growth. From dry lands will gush forth springs of spiritual knowledge and trees bearing spiritual fruit will grow in plenty (cf. 36:37).