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Surah An-Naba, Verse 37

سورة النبإ، الآية ٣٧

78:37 Juz 30 Hizb 59 Page 583 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 78:37

رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا ۝٣٧

Transliteration

rabbi l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā l-raḥmāni lā yamlikūna min'hu khiṭāban

Translation

[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.1829

Notes

[1829] None of Allāh's creatures can plead with Him on the Day of Judgement except by His permission.

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Verse 37 of Surah An-Naba (78:37), a Meccan surah, is in juz 30, on page 583 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Al-Mukhtasar

He is the Lord of the heavens, the earth and whatever is between them; the benevolent of the world and the afterlife. No one on earth or in the heavens is able to question Him except when He gives them permission.

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Other translations of verse 37

[from] the Lord of the heavens and earth and all that is between them, the Most Compassionate; none will dare to speak to Him11.

Notes

[11] None can ask or plead on the Day of Judgment except by Allah's permission.

(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatsoever is in between them, the Most Gracious, with Whom they cannot dare to speak (on the Day of Resurrection except by His Leave).

Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.

(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.

The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.

(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, The All-Merciful; they possess (no power) of addressing Him.

Verse 37 word by word

  1. رَّبِّ rabbi Lord ر ب ب
  2. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens س م و
  3. وَٱلْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth أ ر ض
  4. وَمَا wamā and whatever
  5. بَيْنَهُمَا baynahumā (is) between both of them ب ي ن
  6. ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ l-raḥmāni the Most Gracious ر ح م
  7. لَا lā not
  8. يَمْلِكُونَ yamlikūna they have power م ل ك
  9. مِنْهُ min'hu from Him
  10. خِطَابًا khiṭāban (to) address خ ط ب

Verses related to verse 37

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Hud 11:105

    يَوْمَ يَأْتِ لَا تَكَلَّمُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ فَمِنْهُمْ شَقِىٌّ وَسَعِيدٌ

    The Day it comes no soul will speak except by His permission. And among them will be the wretched and the prosperous.

  • Al-Baqarah 2:255

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

    Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

  • Ash-Shu’ara 26:193–194

    نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْأَمِينُ …

    The Trustworthy Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] has brought it down …

  • Ash-Shuraa 42:52

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ رُوحًا مِّنْ أَمْرِنَا مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِى مَا ٱلْكِتَٰبُ وَلَا ٱلْإِيمَٰنُ وَلَٰكِن جَعَلْنَٰهُ نُورًا نَّهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِىٓ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    And thus We have revealed to you an inspiration of Our command [i.e., the Qur’ān]. You did not know what is the Book or [what is] faith, but We have made it a light by which We guide whom We will of Our servants. And indeed, [O Muḥammad], you guide to a straight path -

  • Al-Kahf 18:49

    وَوُضِعَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ فَتَرَى ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ مِمَّا فِيهِ وَيَقُولُونَ يَٰوَيْلَتَنَا مَالِ هَٰذَا ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيرَةً وَلَا كَبِيرَةً إِلَّآ أَحْصَىٰهَا وَوَجَدُوا۟ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ حَاضِرًا وَلَا يَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدًا

    And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, "Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?" And they will find what they did present [before them]. And your Lord does injustice to no one.

  • Al-Qiyamah 75:13

    يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

    Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.

Verses with similar wording

They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.

  • As-Saffat 37:5

    رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ

    Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.

  • Sad 38:66

    رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ

    Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver."

  • Ad-Dukhan 44:7

    رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

    Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, if you would be certain.

  • Ash-Shu’ara 26:24

    قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

    [Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."

  • Maryam 19:65

    رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَٱعْبُدْهُ وَٱصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَٰدَتِهِۦ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُۥ سَمِيًّا

    Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them - so worship Him and have patience for His worship. Do you know of any similarity to Him?"

  • Ad-Dukhan 44:38

    وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

    And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play.

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