Surah Fussilat · Ayah 11

Meaning of Surah Fussilat, Ayah 11

Thumma istawa ila assama-iwahiya dukhanun faqala laha walil-ardii/tiya tawAAan aw karhan qalata ataynata-iAAeen

Word by word

1. ثُمَّthummaThen
2. ٱسْتَوَىٰٓis'tawāHe directed (Himself)
3. إِلَىilātowards
4. ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe heaven
5. وَهِىَwahiyawhile it (was)
6. دُخَانٌۭdukhānunsmoke
7. فَقَالَfaqālaand He said
8. لَهَاlahāto it
9. وَلِلْأَرْضِwalil'arḍiand to the earth
10. ٱئْتِيَاi'tiyāCome both of you
11. طَوْعًاṭawʿanwillingly
12. أَوْawor
13. كَرْهًۭاkarhanunwillingly
14. قَالَتَآqālatāThey both said
15. أَتَيْنَاataynāWe come
16. طَآئِعِينَṭāiʿīnawillingly