Al-Qur'an Surah Al-'Ankabut Verse 20

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Say, “Go about in the land and look how He has originated the creation. Then Allah will create the subsequent creation. Surely Allah is powerful to do everything.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Travel throughout the land and see how He originated the creation, then Allah will bring it into being one more time. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Say, “Travel through the land and see how He originated the creation, then Allah will repeat it a second time. Indeed, Allah is Most Capable of all things.”

A. J. Arberry

Say: Journey in the land, then behold how He originated creation; then God causes the second growth to grow; God is powerful over everything,

Abdul Haleem

Say, ‘Travel throughout the earth and see how He brings life into being: and He will bring the next life into being. God has power over all things.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Say thou: go about in the land and behold what wise He hath originated creation; and then Allah shall produce another production; verily Allah is over everything Potent.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say; "Travel through the earth and see how Allah did originate creation; so will Allah produce a later creation; for Allah has power over all things.

Abul Ala Maududi

Say: “Go about the earth and see how He created for the first time, and then Allah will recreate life.” Surely, Allah has power over everything.

Ahmed Ali

Say: "Travel on the earth and see how He originated creation. Then (you will know) how God will raise the last raising (of the dead). Surely God has power over everything,

Ahmed Raza Khan

Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), “Travel in the land and see how He creates for the first time, then Allah brings forth the next development; indeed Allah is Able to do all things.”

Ali Quli Qarai

Say, ‘Travel over the land and observe how He has originated the creation.’ Then Allah will bring about the genesis of the Hereafter. Indeed Allah has power over all things.

Ali Ünal

Say: "Go about on the earth and see how God originated creation. Then God will bring forth the other (second) creation (in the form of the Hereafter). Surely God has full power over everything.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Say, `Travel through the earth and observe how He brought about the first creation. Allâh will as well bring about the second creation in the Hereafter. Verily, Allâh is Possessor of (prudential) powers over all (His) desired things.

English Literal

Say: "Walk/move/ride in the earth/Planet Earth, so see/wonder about how He began/initiated the creation, then God creates/originates the creation/origination the end/last, that (E) God (is) on every thing capable/able.

Faridul Haque

Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him), “Travel in the land and see how He creates for the first time, then Allah brings forth the next development; indeed Allah is Able to do all things.”

Hamid S. Aziz

See they not how Allah produces creation, and then reproduces it? Verily, for Allah it is easy.

Hilali & Khan

Say: "Travel in the land and see how (Allah) originated creation, and then Allah will bring forth (resurrect) the creation of the Hereafter (i.e. resurrection after death). Verily, Allah is Able to do all things."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And if you reject, nations before you indeed reject (the Truth). And the duty of the Messenger is only to deliver (the message) plainly.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Say: Travel in the earth and see how He makes the first creation, then Allah creates the latter creation; surely Allah has power over all things.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Say (O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see how He originated creation, then Allah bringeth forth the later growth. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.

Muhammad Sarwar

(Muhammad), say to them, "Travel through the land and see how He has begun the creation and how He will invent the next life. God has power over all things.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Say: 'Travel in the land and see how He started the Creation. Then Allah will originate the Everlasting Life. Allah has power over all things.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Say: "Travel in the land and see how He originated the creation, and then Allah will bring forth the creation of the Hereafter. Verily, Allah is able to do all things."

Wahiduddin Khan

Tell them, "Roam the earth and see how He originated creation. Then God will bring into being your second life. God has power over all things.

Talal Itani

Say, “Roam the earth, and observe how He originated the creation.” Then God will bring about the next existence. God has power over all things.”

Tafsir jalalayn

Say; `Travel in the land and observe how He originated creation, of those before you, and [how He] made them die. Then God shall bring about the other genesis (al-nash'a, or al-nash'a). Truly God has power over all things, among them the origination [of creation] and the restoration [thereof].

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الاَْرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ بَدَأَ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ اللَّهُ يُنشِيُ النَّشْأَةَ الاْخِرَةَ

Say;"Travel in the land and see how He originated the creation, and then Allah will bring forth the creation of the Hereafter."

meaning, the Day of Resurrection.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ



Verily, Allah is able to do all things.