Surah Al-Mulk, Ayah 3 (67:3)

ٱلْمُلْك

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَٰوُتٍ ۖ فَٱرْجِعِ …

Quran 67:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Al-Mulk (“The Sovereignty”), a Meccan surah of 30 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 562 of the Madani Mushaf.

67:3
ٱلَّذِىخَلَقَسَبْعَسَمَٰوَٰتٍطِبَاقًا ۖمَّاتَرَىٰفِىخَلْقِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِمِنتَفَٰوُتٍ ۖفَٱرْجِعِٱلْبَصَرَهَلْتَرَىٰمِنفُطُورٍ٣
alladhī khalaqa sabʿa samāwātin ṭibāqan mā tarā fī khalqi l-raḥmāni min tafāwutin fa-ir'jiʿi l-baṣara hal tarā min fuṭūrin

[And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks?(3)

Word by word

  1. ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe One Who
  2. خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
  3. سَبْعَsabʿaseven
  4. سَمَٰوَٰتٍsamāwātinheavens
  5. طِبَاقًا ۖṭibāqanone above another
  6. مَّاmāNot
  7. تَرَىٰtarāyou see
  8. فِىfīin
  9. خَلْقِkhalqi(the) creation
  10. ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِl-raḥmāni(of) the Most Gracious
  11. مِنminany
  12. تَفَٰوُتٍ ۖtafāwutinfault
  13. فَٱرْجِعِfa-ir'jiʿiSo return
  14. ٱلْبَصَرَl-baṣarathe vision
  15. هَلْhalcan
  16. تَرَىٰtarāyou see
  17. مِنminany
  18. فُطُورٍfuṭūrinflaw

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