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Surah Al-Inshiqâq 84:3

The Bursting Asunder · Verse 3 of 25

وَإِذَا الْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And when the earth is stretched out and receives fresh manure (for the spiritual and physical progress of its dwellers),

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And when the earth is flattened out,

Ahmed Ali

When the earth is stretched out taut

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Ali Unal

And when the earth is flattened out,

Daryabadi

And when the earth shall be stretched forth.

Faridul Haque

And when the earth is spread out.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the earth is stretched,

Maulvi Sher Ali

And when the earth is spread out

Muhammad Asad

and when the earth is leveled,

Muhammad Musin Khan

And when the earth is stretched forth,

Muhammad Pickthall

And when the earth is spread out

Muhammad Sarwar

when the earth is stretched out

Muhammed ali Shakir

And when the earth is stretched,

Rashad Khalifa

The earth will be leveled.

Shabbir Ahmed

And when the earth is spread out.

Commentary 84:3 Muddatمُدَّتْ is from madda مُدmeaning to stretch. The stretching of the earth also signifies the extensiveness of the cosmos and its fertility.

وَإِذَا الْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

84:3 Muddatمُدَّتْ is from madda مُدmeaning to stretch. The stretching of the earth also signifies the extensiveness of the cosmos and its fertility.