وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَـٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَـٰهِدُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- இன்னும், பூமியை - நாம் அதனை விரித்தோம்; எனவே, இவ்வாறு விரிப்பவர்களில் நாமே மேம்பாடுடையோம்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද මහපොළොව, අපි එය දිග හැරියෙමු. (විධිමත් ව) දිග හැරියවුන් යහපත් විය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور زمین کو ہم نے فرش بنا دیاہے پس ہم بہت ہی اچھے بچھانے والے ہیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- またわれは大地を打ち広げた。何と見事に広げたことよ。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 地，我曾铺张它。美哉铺张者！
Tafsir of 51:48
Proofs of Allah's Oneness abound in the Creation of the Heavens and the Earth Allah reminds us of the creating of the higher and lower worlds, وَالسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَهَا (We constructed the heaven.) meaning, `We made it as a high roof, protected from falling,' بِأَيْدٍ (with Hands), meaning, with strength, according to `Abdullah bin `Abbas, Mujahid, Qatadah, Ath-Thawri and several others, وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ (Verily, We are able to extend the vastness of space thereof.) means, `We made it vast and We brought its roof higher without pillars to support it, and thus it is hanging independently.' وَالاٌّرْضَ فَرَشْنَهَا (And We have made the earth a Firash), meaning, `We have made it a resting place for the created,' فَنِعْمَ الْمَهِدُونَ (how excellent a spreader (thereof) are We!), meaning, `We spread it for its inhabitants,' وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ (And of everything We have created pairs,) meaning, all the created are in pairs, the heaven and earth, night and day, sun and moon, land and sea, light and darkness, faith and disbelief, death and life, misery and happiness, Paradise and Fire, in addition to the animals and plants.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
