English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
Have We not made the earth so as to hold
English - Five Volume Translation
Have We not made the earth so as to hold
Important Words:
کفاتاً (so as to hold) is derived from کفت which means, he or it hastened or was quick or swift. They say کفت الشیء الیه i.e. he drew the thing together to himself and contracted, grasped or took it. کفات is a place in which a thing is drawn together or comprehended and collected or congregated. The words الم نجعل الارض کفاتا أحیاء و أمواتاً mean: "Have We not made the earth a place which comprehends the living and the dead, or which draws to itself the living and the dead, or which is quick in its motion" (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
All mortals live on earth, and when they are dead their remains in one form or other abide in the earth. The verse may also refer to the law of gravitation or to the earth’s motion on its axis or round the sun. The word کفات may also signify that all the physical needs of man have been met in the earth.
English - Short Commentary Translation
Have We not made the earth so as to hold
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
کیا ہم نے زمین کو سمیٹنے والا نہیں بنایا؟
French
N’avons-Nous pas fait la terre pour contenir
German
Haben Wir die Erde nicht gemacht, zu halten
Italian
Non abbiamo forse creato la terra per contenere
Spanish
¿Acaso no hemos creado la tierra para que contenga
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
کیا ہم نے زمین کو( زندوں اور مردوں )کو سمیٹنے والا نہیں بنایا؟
یعنی زندہ اس کی سطح پر بستے ہیں اور مُردے یا اس میں گاڑ دیئے جاتے ہیں یا ان کی خاک اس کے دریاؤں میں بہائی جاتی ہے۔
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
کیا ہم نے زمین کو سمیٹ کر رکھنے والی نہیں بنایا
English - Sahih
Have We not made the earth a container
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
کیا ہم نے زمین کو جمع کرنے والی نہیں بنایا
English - Talal Itani
Have not We made the earth a receptacle
English - Arberry
Made We not the earth to be a housing
English - Maududi
Did We not make the earth a receptacle,
English - Ahmed Ali
Have We not made the earth a repository
English - Yusuf Ali
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
English - Five Volume Commentary *
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Important Words:
کفاتاً (so as to hold) is derived from کفت which means, he or it hastened or was quick or swift. They say کفت الشیء الیه i.e. he drew the thing together to himself and contracted, grasped or took it. کفات is a place in which a thing is drawn together or comprehended and collected or congregated. The words الم نجعل الارض کفاتا أحیاء و أمواتاً mean: "Have We not made the earth a place which comprehends the living and the dead, or which draws to itself the living and the dead, or which is quick in its motion" (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
All mortals live on earth, and when they are dead their remains in one form or other abide in the earth. The verse may also refer to the law of gravitation or to the earth’s motion on its axis or round the sun. The word کفات may also signify that all the physical needs of man have been met in the earth.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
English - Pickthall
Have We not made the earth a receptacle
English - Muhammad Ali ra
Have We not made the earth draw to itself
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
Have We not made the earth vast enough to gather.