Quran 67:16

Surah Al-Mulk, Verse 16

Verse 16 of 30 in Surah Al-Mulk (الملك), chapter 67 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

ءَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَمُورُ

EnglishSaheeh International
Do you feel secure that He who is above would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway?
TamilJan Trust Foundation
வானத்தில் இருப்பவன் உங்களைப் பூமியில் சொறுகிவிடுவான் என்பதை பற்றி நீங்கள் அச்சமற்று இருக்கிறீர்களா? அப்போது (பூமி) அதிர்ந்து நடுங்கும்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
අහසේ සිටින්නා මහපොළොවේ නුඹලාව ගිල් වීම ගැන නුඹලා නිර්භියව සිටින්නෙහු ද? එවිට එය කම්පනය වෙමින් පවතී.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
کیا تم اس بات سے بے خوف ہوگئے ہو کہ آسمانوں واﻻ تمہیں زمین میں دھنسا دے اور اچانک زمین لرزنے لگے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
大地が揺れ動く時,天にいます方が,あなたがたをそれに呑み込ませられないであろうと,安心しているのか。
ChineseMa Jian
难道你们不怕在天上的主使大地在震荡的时候吞咽你们吗?

Tafsir of 67:16

How can You feel Secure against the Punishment of Allah while He is Able to seize You however He wil This is another indication of His gentleness and His mercy with His creatures. He is able to punish them because some of them disbelieve in Him and worship others besides Him, yet He is forbearing, He pardons, and He gives respite for an appointed time without hastening. This is as He says, وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُواْ مَا تَرَكَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَلَكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِ بَصِيراً (And if Allah were to punish men for that which they earned, He would not leave a moving creature on the surface of the earth; but He gives them respite to an appointed term: and when their term comes, then verily, Allah is Ever All-Seer of His servants.) 35:45 Here Allah says, أَءَمِنتُمْ مَّن فِى السَّمَآءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ الاٌّرْضَ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَمُورُ (Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven, will not cause the earth to sink with you, and then it should quake) meaning, that it would move back and forth, and be disrupted.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 67:16 — Surah Al-Mulk Verse 16