56. Vakia · verses 68–78

أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَآءَ ٱلَّذِي تَشۡرَبُونَ

Afaraaytumu almaa allathee tashraboona

See ye the water which ye drink?

ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنزَلۡتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُزۡنِ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنزِلُونَ

Aantum anzaltumoohu mina almuzni am nahnu almunziloona

Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?

لَوۡ نَشَآءُ جَعَلۡنَٰهُ أُجَاجٗا فَلَوۡلَا تَشۡكُرُونَ

Law nashao jaAAalnahu ojajan falawla tashkuroona

Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks?

أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِي تُورُونَ

Afaraaytumu alnnara allatee tooroona

See ye the Fire which ye kindle?

ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنشَأۡتُمۡ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنشِـُٔونَ

Aantum anshatum shajarataha am nahnu almunshioona

Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it?

نَحۡنُ جَعَلۡنَٰهَا تَذۡكِرَةٗ وَمَتَٰعٗا لِّلۡمُقۡوِينَ

Nahnu jaAAalnaha tathkiratan wamataAAan lilmuqweena

We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.

فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi

Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme!

۞ فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ

Fala oqsimu bimawaqiAAi alnnujoomi

Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,-

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٞ لَّوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ

Wainnahu laqasamun law taAAlamoona AAatheemun

And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,-

إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرۡءَانٞ كَرِيمٞ

Innahu laquranun kareemun

That this is indeed a qur´an Most Honourable,

فِي كِتَٰبٖ مَّكۡنُونٖ

Fee kitabin maknoonin

In Book well-guarded,